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Editorial
. 2019 Aug;123(2):97-100.
doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2019.05.039. Epub 2019 Jun 24.

Perioperative beta-adrenergic antagonism: panacea or poison?

W Scott Beattie  1 , Homer Yang  2
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Editorial

Perioperative beta-adrenergic antagonism: panacea or poison?

W Scott Beattie et al. Br J Anaesth. 2019 Aug.
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Conflict of interest statement

Neither author has a financial interest in the study of perioperative beta blockade. HY was the co-principal investigator of POISE. WSB has co-authored articles pertaining to the perioperative effects of beta blockade. These may be construed as academic conflicts of interest.

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