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. 2014 Sep;11(9):502-3.
doi: 10.1038/nrcardio.2014.112. Epub 2014 Jul 29.

Surgery. β-Blockers--still a trusted ally or time for retirement?

Prashant Vaishnava  1 , Kim A Eagle  1
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Surgery. β-Blockers--still a trusted ally or time for retirement?

Prashant Vaishnava et al. Nat Rev Cardiol. 2014 Sep.

Abstract

Uncertainty surrounds the benefit of β-blocker treatment in various clinical settings. The researchers in a new retrospective analysis of preoperative β-blocker use in CABG surgery now add to the debate, and suggest that these drugs might not improve perioperative outcomes.

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