Perioperative myocardial infarction and risk of death with and without preoperative beta blockers

American Surgeon

Volumn 73, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1166-1168

  Goldfarb, Michael A ^a   Cavaretta, Mark ^a   Baker, Thomas ^a  

^a MONMOUTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENDER; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MORTALITY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SURGERY; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 38449106525     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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