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The duration from CA to esmolol infusion was significantly shorter for patients in the survival group (SG) than for patients in the dead group (DG) (12\u00a0min, IQR: 8.5\u201319.5 vs. 23.5\u00a0min, IQR: 14.4\u201327\u00a0min; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.013). Of those patients, 76% (22 of 29) started esmolol administration after the second dose of amiodarone. No significant difference was observed in the survival rate between this group and groups administered an esmolol bolus simultaneously or before the second dose of amiodarone (43% vs. 64%, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.403). Of those patients, 31% (9 of 29) were administered an esmolol bolus for defibrillation attempts \u2264 5, while the remaining 69% of patients received an esmolol injection after the fifth defibrillation attempt. No significant differences were observed in the rates of \u2265 24-h ROSC (67% vs. 60%, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.73), \u2265 72-h ROSC (67% vs. 55%, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.56), and survival to hospital discharge (67% vs. 55%, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.56) between the groups administered an esmolol bolus for defibrillation attempts \u2264 5 and defibrillation attempts &amp;gt; 5.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Conclusion:<\/jats:bold> IHCA patients with refractory shockable rhythms receiving esmolol bolus exhibited a high chance of sustained ROSC and survival to hospital discharge. Patients with end-stage heart failure tended to have attenuated benefits from beta-blockers. 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