Preoperative β-Blocker Use in Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Surgery
Author(s) -
William T. Brinkman,
Morley A. Herbert,
Sean M. O’Brien,
Giovanni Filardo,
Syma L. Prince,
Todd Dewey,
Mitchell J. Magee,
William H. Ryan,
Michael J. Mack
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
jama internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.14
H-Index - 342
eISSN - 2168-6114
pISSN - 2168-6106
DOI - 10.1001/jamainternmed.2014.2356
Subject(s) - medicine , perioperative , propensity score matching , myocardial infarction , stroke (engine) , odds ratio , atrial fibrillation , coronary artery bypass surgery , cardiac surgery , surgery , retrospective cohort study , cardiology , artery , mechanical engineering , engineering
Use of preoperative β-blockers has been associated with a reduction in perioperative mortality for patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery in observational research studies, which led to the adoption of preoperative β-blocker therapy as a national quality standard.
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