β blockers in non-cardiac surgery: haemodynamic data needed

The Lancet

Volumn 372, Issue 9654, 2008, Pages 1930-1932

  Boersma, Eric ^a   Poldermans, Don ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; METOPROLOL SUCCINATE;

ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MEGADOSE; HEART DISEASE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART SURGERY; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STROKE;

EID: 57049138761     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(08)61623-2     Document Type: Note

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