2008
Preoperative β-blocker use: impact of national guidelines on clinical practice
Akhtar S, Assaad, Amin M, Holt NF, Barash PG, Silverman DG. Preoperative β-blocker use: impact of national guidelines on clinical practice. Journal Of Clinical Anesthesia 2008, 20: 122-128. PMID: 18410867, DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2007.09.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBeta-blocker groupPost-guideline patientsPre-guideline groupVascular surgery patientsCoronary artery bypassTarget HRArtery bypassSurgery patientsPerioperative beta-blocker therapyPreoperative beta-blocker useTertiary care teaching hospitalMean HRElective vascular surgeryPost-guideline groupVascular surgery groupBeta-blocker therapyBeta-blocker useUnpaired t-testEligible patientsSurgery groupPreanesthetic evaluationVascular surgeryPresurgical patientsTeaching hospitalObservational study
2007
Survey of anesthesiologists as to the value of prior ECG in a patient with nonspecific ST-T wave changes.
Tantawy H, Silverman TJ, Silverman DG, Akhtar S. Survey of anesthesiologists as to the value of prior ECG in a patient with nonspecific ST-T wave changes. Connecticut Medicine 2007, 71: 453-6. PMID: 17902381.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2005
Preoperative β-blocker use: is titration to a heart rate of 60 beats per minute a consistently attainable goal?
Akhtar S, Amin M, Tantawy H, Senior A, Barash PG, Silverman DG. Preoperative β-blocker use: is titration to a heart rate of 60 beats per minute a consistently attainable goal? Journal Of Clinical Anesthesia 2005, 17: 191-197. PMID: 15896586, DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2004.06.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPreinduction heart ratePerioperative beta-blocker useBeta-blocker useHeart rateCABG patientsEligible patientsSurgery patientsCoronary artery bypass graft surgeryArtery bypass graft surgeryTertiary care teaching hospitalBeta-blocker intoleranceCABG surgery patientsBeta-blocker therapyBypass graft surgeryVascular surgery patientsRetrospective observational studyUnpaired t-testBlocker groupGraft surgeryNoncardiac surgeryVascular patientsVascular surgeryTeaching hospitalObservational studyCurrent recommendations
2002
Perioperative Use of Beta-Blockers: Past, Present, and Future
Akhtar S, Barash PG. Perioperative Use of Beta-Blockers: Past, Present, and Future. International Anesthesiology Clinics 2002, 40: 133-157. PMID: 11897941, DOI: 10.1097/00004311-200204000-00012.Peer-Reviewed Original Research