Beta-blocker Use Linked To Risks Of Death And Heart Attack After Surgery, Study Suggests
Wednesday, October 22, 2008 - 13:21
in Health & Medicine
Some patients who received beta-blockers before and around the time of undergoing non-cardiac surgery appear to have higher rates of heart attack and death within 30 days of their surgery, according to a new report.
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