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Publication year: 2009<br><b>Source:</b> The American Journal of Cardiology, In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 14 November 2009<br>Felix van, Lier , Olaf, Schouten , Sanne E., Hoeks , Louis, van de Ven , Robert Jan, Stolker , …<br><br>β Blockers are widely used to improve the postoperative cardiac outcome in patients with coronary artery disease scheduled for noncardiac surgery. However, recently serious concerns regarding the safety of perioperative β blockers have emerged. To assess the incidence, risk factors, and β-blocker use associated with postoperative stroke in the Dutch Echocardiographic Cardiac Risk Evaluation Applying Stress Echocardiography (DECREASE) trials, we evaluated all 3,884 patients of the DECREASE trials for postoperative stroke. All card

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