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Beta-Blocker Therapy in Noncardiac Surgery
Perioperative myocardial infarction is a major cause of complications and death among patients undergoing noncardiac surgery. 1 Annually in the United States, approximately 27 million patients are given anesthesia for surgical procedures; of these, approximately 50,000 patients have a perioperative myocardial infarction. 2 The pathophysiology of an acute perioperative myocardial infarction is p...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Cardiologia Croatica
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1848-543X,1848-5448
DOI: 10.15836/ccar.2014.461