RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Our new understanding of heart failure: The role of beta-blockers in treatment JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine JO Cleve Clin J Med FD Cleveland Clinic SP 428 OP 435 VO 65 IS 8 A2 Young, James B. A1 Eichhorn, Eric J. YR 1998 UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/65/8/428.abstract AB Beta-blockers, long considered contraindicated in heart failure, improve left ventricular function in this disease by improving the biology of cardiac myocytes. Whether they improve survival remains to be determined.