Long-term Use of Preoperative Beta-Blockers Is Associated With Reduced Postoperative Stroke After Thoracic Endovascular Aneurysm Repair

Thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) has been established as the treatment of choice for a range of thoracic aortic pathologies. Beta-blockers represent a possible perioperative treatment option to improve TEVAR outcomes due to their role in management of aortic aneurysm, dissection, and Marfan syndrome. We investigated the effect of preoperative beta-blocker usage on outcomes of TEVAR using the Vascular Quality Initiative database.

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Source: Journal of Vascular Surgery - August 24, 2021 Category: Surgery Authors: Kevin S. Yei, Niloofar Radgoudarzi, Rami Alhakim, Jonathan Unkart, Mahmoud B. Malas Tags: IP: Interactive Poster Session Source Type: research