Perioperative β-blockers for cardiac risk reduction: Time for clarity

JAMA

Volumn 303, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 551-552

  Chopra, Vineet ^a   Eagle, Kim A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATENOLOL; BISOPROLOL; METOPROLOL SUCCINATE;

ANGINA PECTORIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY FAILURE; NOTE; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE;

EID: 76749122291     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2010.68     Document Type: Note

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