Preoperative β-blocker therapy in coronary artery bypass surgery: A propensity score analysis of outcomes

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 495-500

  Srinivasan, Arun K ^a   Shackcloth, Michael J ^a   Grayson, Antony D ^a   Fabri, Brian M ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL HEART AND CHEST HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blockers; Coronary artery bypass grafting; Propensity score; Stroke

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM ARRHYTHMIA; HEART PROTECTION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE TREATMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STROKE; SURGICAL MORTALITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1642498156     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1569-9293(03)00132-4     Document Type: Article

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