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Figure 4.

Figure 4

Heart rate reduction and mortality after myocardial infarction: Relationship between mean reduction in heart rate and mean change in mortality relative to placebo in randomized, placebo-controlled studies of β-blockers after myocardial infarction (r = 0.60; P < 0.05). Copyright © 1986. Reprinted with permission from Kjekshus JK. Importance of heart rate in determining beta-blocker efficacy in acute and long-term acute myocardial infarction intervention trials.Am J Cardiol. 1986;57(12):43F–49F.