Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia
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J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Feb 2004
Perioperative beta-blockade: a survey of physician attitudes in the department of Veterans Affairs.
To delineate clinician opinion on the efficacy, safety, and logistics of perioperative beta-adrenergic blockade for patients undergoing noncardiac surgery. ⋯ A wide range of opinions by clinicians regarding the efficacy, safety, and logistics of perioperative beta-adrenergic blockade was encountered, suggesting need for additional clinical research and centralized efforts at increasing compliance with existing guidelines.
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J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Feb 2004
Comparative StudyECG changes after CABG: the role of the surgical technique.
The purpose of this study was to determine whether coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery on the beating heart (BH) is associated with reduction of R-wave potentials on the precordial leads on the surface electrocardiogram (ECG) as previously shown for CABG with cardiopulmonary bypass. ⋯ The findings indicate, for the first time, that CABG surgery on the BH is not followed by any reduction of R-wave amplitude on precordial leads and confirms that the BH technique is associated with a lower release of myocardial cell damage markers.