Title: Chinese study reveals underuse of lifesaving drugs after heart attacks
(WorldNews Africa)

Beijing, China 10 Oct 2019: Many heart attack patients in China fail to receive beta-blockers which could prevent another event and save their life. The research is presented at the 30th Great Wall International Congress of Cardiology (GW-ICC). GW-ICC 2019 is being held 10 to 13 October in Beijing, China. Visiting faculty from the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) will hold scientific sessions as part of the ESC Global Activities programme.1 Beta-blockers lower blood pressure and slow down heart rate by blocking the action of hormones like adrenaline. They are used to treat a number of heart conditions including heart attack, when the blood supply to the heart is blocked suddenly,...