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2009 ACCF/AHA Focused Update on Perioperative Beta Blockade Incorporated Into the ACC/AHA 2007 Guidelines on Perioperative Cardiovascular Evaluation and Care for Noncardiac Surgery. A Report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines

Lee A. Fleisher MD, FACC, FAHA, Chair, Joshua A. Beckman MD, FACC, Kenneth A. Brown MD, FACC, FAHA, Hugh Calkins MD, FACC, FAHA, Elliot L. Chaikof MD, Kirsten E. Fleischmann MD, MPH, FACC, William K. Freeman MD, FACC, James B. Froehlich MD, MPH, FACC, Edward K. Kasper MD, FACC, Judy R. Kersten MD, FACC, Barbara Riegel DNSc, RN, FAHA, and John F. Robb MD, FACC

Key words: ACCF/AHA Practice Guidelines • anesthesia • angiography • cardiology • cardiovascular diseases • diagnosis • echocardiography • focused update • heart function tests • intraoperative complications • long-term care • perioperative beta blockade • perioperative care • preoperative assessment • preoperative evaluation • prevention and control • surgery • surgical procedures • treatment outcome • vascular surgery

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