/sci/ - Science & Math

Why are beta-blockers used to treat angina? Beta-blockers reduce the strength and rate of heart contraction. Angina is literally a block in the heart by plaque that can be stable/unstable. Anyways, it seems counterproductive to want to slow down the heart, as this could slow down the erosion process of the plaque - possibly a rate so slow that the plaque growth rate is higher, therefore increasing the plaque's size and leading to cardio-death. This is medicine? This is stupid I think.