Rationale and design of the pragmatic clinical trial tREatment with Beta-blockers after myOcardial infarction withOut reduced ejection fracTion (REBOOT)
European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy

Abstract
There is a lack of evidence regarding the benefits of β-blocker treatment after invasively managed acute myocardial infarction (MI) without reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF).
The tREatment with Beta-blockers after myOcardial infarction withOut reduced ejection fracTion (REBOOT) trial is a pragmatic, controlled, prospective, randomized, open-label blinded endpoint (PROBE design) clinical trial testing the benefits of β-blocker maintenance therapy in patients discharged after MI with or without ST-segment elevation. Patients eligible for participation are those managed invasively during index hospitalization (coronary angiography), with LVEF >40%, and no history of heart failure (HF). At discharge, patients will be randomized 1:1 to β-blocker therapy (agent and dose according to treating physician) or no β-blocker therapy. The primary endpoint is a composite of all-cause death, non-fatal reinfarction, or HF hospitalization over a median follow-up period of 2.75 years (minimum 2 years, maximum 3 years). Key secondary endpoints include the incidence of the individual components of the primary composite endpoint, the incidence of cardiac death, and incidence of malignant ventricular arrhythmias or resuscitated cardiac arrest. The primary endpoint will be analysed according to the intention-to-treat principle.
The REBOOT trial will provide robust evidence to guide the prescription of β-blockers to patients discharged after MI without reduced LVEF.
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Sergio Raposeiras-Roubin
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Roberto Latini
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Alberto Dominguez-Rodriguez
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José A Barrabés
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Pedro L Sánchez
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Manuel Anguita
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Felipe Fernández-Vázquez
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Domingo Pascual-Figal
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José M De la Torre Hernandez
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Stefano Ferraro
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Alfredo Vetrano
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José A Pérez-Rivera
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Oscar Prada-Delgado
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Noemí Escalera
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Lidia Staszewsky
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Jaume Agüero
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Stuart Pocock
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Filippo Ottani
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Valentín Fuster
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Borja Ibáñez
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National Centre for Cardiovascular Research CNIC AND Fundacion Jimenez Diaz Hospital Madrid , Spain

Abel Andres
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Adriano Autieri
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Albert Ariza
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Alberto Cordero
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Alessandra Costalunga
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Alessandro Navazio
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Alessandro Sionis
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Alfonso Torres
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Alfonso Valle
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Alfredo Renilla
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Antonio Rizzo
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