Should Beta Blockers Be Used During Surgery In Heart Patients?

Until very recently, major professional guidelines strongly recommended placing heart patients on beta blockers during and for some period of time after non-cardiac surgery.  But now it appears that the clinical studies that supported this recommendation are at least highly questionable if not just wrong.  And more recent clinical analyses now suggest that using beta blockers in these circumstances might even be dangerous. So - what should be done about beta blockers during surgery?...Read Full Post
Source: About.com Heart Disease - Category: Cardiology Source Type: blogs