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    Beta Blockers: A Guide for Patients
    (2009-09-18) Sharpe, Emily
    In patients who are at risk for heart disease, beta blockers started during surgery prevented heart attack but increased the risk of stroke and death. The current guidelines that recommend the initiation of beta-blocker therapy in patients having noncardiac surgery should be reevaluated. However, patients who have been treated with beta blockers for a long time should continue their medication throughout the perioperative period.