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Are you more likely to initiate a calcium channel blocker rather than a beta-blocker as first-line therapy in patients with symptomatic nonobstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, in light of emerging randomized data suggesting potential physiologic advantages with verapamil?

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Cardiology · The George Washington University Hospital

Verapamil, in my experience, has a far greater incidence of side effects, especially at moderate to high doses.

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