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©2013 UpToDate ® Print Email Beta blockers are equally effective after a Q wave or non-Q wave MI Analysis of data from 201,752 patients with a myocardial infarction (MI) demonstrates that the reduction in mortality at two years with beta blockers is similar in those with a Q wave (14.2 versus 23.6 percent for those not receiving beta blockers) or non-Q wave MI (14.4 versus 23.9 percent). Data from Gottlieb SS, McCarter RJ, Vogel RA. N Engl J Med 1998; 339:489.