Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
9173800 Journal of Vascular Surgery 2005 8 Pages PDF
Abstract
Myocardial ischemia was evident in a high proportion (one third) of the patients after surgery. A pragmatic regimen of perioperative β-blockade with metoprolol did not seem to reduce 30-day cardiovascular events, but it did decrease the time from surgery to discharge.
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Perioperative β-blockade (Pobble) for patients undergoing infrarenal vascular surgery: Results of a randomized double-blind controlled trial
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