This news might break your heart — literally.

A shocking new study found that the go-to treatment doctors have been using to manage heart attacks for the last 40 years may offer no real benefit for many patients.

Even more alarming, the research suggests that women who receive the drug may face a higher risk of complications, including death. 3

In the US, someone suffers a heart attack — known medically as a myocardial infarction — every 40 seconds. That adds up to a staggering 805,000 Americans each year, according to the CDC .

“Currently, more than 80% of patients with uncomplicated myocardial infarction are discharged on beta blockers,” Dr. Borja Ibáñez, principal investigator of the “REBOOT” trial, said in a statement .

These medications, which work by slowing the hea

See Full Page