Evaluation of β-blocker therapy for long-term outcomes in patients with low ejection fraction after cardiac surgery

Abstract Background Preoperative low left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) has been reported as an independent risk factor for in-hospital mortality. However, there were few studies evaluating the long-term mortality in these patients. We, therefore, conducted this study to investigate long-term...

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Main Authors: Fu-Dong Fan, Hai-Tao Zhang, Tuo Pan, Xin-Long Tang, Dong-Jin Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-08-01
Series:BMC Cardiovascular Disorders
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12872-020-01651-6