Sharpe, Emily2009-09-182009-09-182009-09-18https://hdl.handle.net/11299/53680The information provided in this handout does not necessarily reflect the views of the University of Minnesota Medical School physicians and faculty. These materials are provided for informational purposes only and are in no way intended to take the place of the advice and recommendations of your personal health care provider. You use the information provided in these handouts at your own risk.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.en-USbeta blockerhypertensionsurgerystrokemyocardial infarctionOther