Beta-Blocker Therapy
Cross-source consensus on Beta-Blocker Therapy from 1 sources and 3 claims.
1 sources · 3 claims
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- Beta-blockers are the core pharmacological strategy before surgery because they reduce heart rate and myocardial contractility. — Efficacy and Safety of preoperative Controlling Heart Rate in Patients with Acute Type A Aortic Dissection (ESCORT): protocol for a randomised controlled trial
- Reducing heart rate and myocardial contractility lowers blood pressure, afterload, myocardial oxygen consumption, and dP/dt. — Efficacy and Safety of preoperative Controlling Heart Rate in Patients with Acute Type A Aortic Dissection (ESCORT): protocol for a randomised controlled trial
- Esmolol is considered suitable for unstable acute aortic syndromes because it has rapid onset, short half-life, easy titration, and organ-independent metabolism. — Efficacy and Safety of preoperative Controlling Heart Rate in Patients with Acute Type A Aortic Dissection (ESCORT): protocol for a randomised controlled trial