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See Latest ArticlesPreventing Heart Attacks During Surgery: Drugs Not Foolproof
Ivanhoe, 11/06/09
The prescription of beta blockers to prevent heart attack during non–cardiac surgery does not prevent cardiac events in all cases, and can even be dangerous to some patients. Cardiac complications around the time of non–cardiac surgery are relatively common and can be serious, prolonging hospitalizations and increasing costs. Beta blockers, designed to help protect against heart attack, routinely have been prescribed immediately preceding surgery. A new study finds, however, that while there was a reduction in perioperative myocardial infarction and primary cardiac events, the use of beta blockers also was associated with higher rates of stroke and overall mortality.
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