Which is more important in the potential interference on cardioprotection by remote ischemic preconditioning: β-blockers or anesthetic choice? Yang Liu, MD, Li Ma, MD The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Volume 146, Issue 5, Pages 1305-1306 (November 2013) DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2013.04.047 Copyright © 2013 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Metaregression plot of β-blockers (%) on standardized mean difference (SMD) of myocardial biomarkers in coronary artery bypass grafting (coefficient of 0.0258, P = .092). Original data from Zhou and associates.4 The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2013 146, 1305-1306DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2013.04.047) Copyright © 2013 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions