TY - JOUR T1 - Β-blocker use for patients with or at risk for coronary artery disease—reply AU - Bangalore S, Steg P, Bhatt DL Y1 - 2013/02/06 N1 - 10.1001/jama.2012.128872 JO - JAMA SP - 438 EP - 438 VL - 309 IS - 5 N2 - The well-known fact that atenolol is ineffective has not translated into clinical practice—atenolol was the second top generic drug based on retail dollars in 2010.1 The data on β-blocker use in patients without heart failure are based on older agents and as a result, there is no guideline recommendation of a preferred β-blocker. SN - 0098-7484 M3 - doi: 10.1001/jama.2012.128872 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2012.128872 ER -