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Randomized controlled trials with at least 100 total patients and at least one death.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
(See legend and notes at bottom on the table)
Patients Intervention Comparison Outcome Results
Mortality Stroke Beta-blocker toxicity
Rx Control Rx Control Rx Control

Decrease IV[1][9]
2009
Drug provided by Merck KGaA

1066 patients:
•estimated risk of perioperative cardiovascular death of ≥ 1%
RCRI = 2: ~100%
• < 1% vascular surgery
Bisoprolol
• Started a median of 34 days preop
• Minimum allowed HR*: >50 bpm
Open label Mortality at 30 days 1.9% 3.0% 0.8% 0.6% Heart failure, clinically significant bradycardia or hypotension:
0.6% 0.4%
POISE[2]
2008
Partially funded by AstraZeneca
8351 patients:
• 42% vascular surgery
RCRI = 2: uncertain
Metoprolol succinate
• Started day of surgery
• Minimum allowed HR*: > 50 bpm
Placebo Mortality at two weeks Overall 1% 0.5% Clinically significant hypotension:
3.1% 2.3% 15% 9.7%
Vascular pts
Significant benefit on composite events. Mortality by surgery type not reported.
BBSA[3]
2007
Partially funded by industry.
224 patients:
• 1% vascular surgery
RCRI = 2: uncertain
Bisoprolol
• Started day of surgery
Minimum allowed HR*: > 50bpm
Placebo Mortality at one year 0.9 0.9 1.8% 0% Hypotension:
0% 2.7%
DIPOM[4]
2006
Partially funded by AstraZeneca
921 patients:
• 7% vascular surgery
RCRI > 2: uncertain
• All had diabetes
Metoprolol succinate
• Started 0-1 days preop
• Minimum allowed HR*: >55 bpm
Placebo Mortality at a median of 18 months 16% 16% 0.4% 0% Hypotension reported as an ADR:
0.4% 0.2%
MaVS[5]
2006
No industry funding.
496 patients:
• 100% vascular surgery
RCRI = 2: 40%
Metoprolol
• Start: day of surgery
• Minimum allowed HR*: > 50 bpm while awake;
>45 bpm while asleep.
Placebo Hospital mortality 0% 1.6% 2.0% 1.6% Intraoperative hypotension treated:
46% 34%
POBBLE[6]
2005
No industry funding.
103 patients:
• 100% vascular surgery
RCRI > 2: uncertain
Metoprolol
• Start with test dose one day preop
• Minimum allowed HR*: > 50 bpm
Placebo (anesthesiologists were not blinded) Mortality at 30 days 3% 1% 2% 0% Intraoperative inotropes given:
92% 64%
Decrease[7]
1999
Uncertain funding.
112 patients:
• 100% vascular surgery
RCRI = 2: uncertain, at least 67%
• Abnl stress echo: 100%
Bisoprolol
• Started a median of 37 days preop
• Minimum allowed HR*: > 50 bpm
Open label Mortality at 30 days 3.4 17.0 Not reported Discontinuation of study drug due to ADRs:
0% 0%
Mangano/ MSPI[8]
1996
No industry funding.
200 patients:
• 41% vascular surgery
RCRI > 2: uncertain
Atenolol
• Minimum allowed HR*: > 55 bpm
Placebo Hospital mortality 4% 2% 4%[10] 1%[10] Intraoperative inotropes given:[10]
13% 13%

* Minimum allowed HR. The lowest heart rate allowed before beta-blockers were withheld.
Notes:

  1. Color indicates statistically significant differences with green indicating benefit and red indicating harm.
  2. BBSA noted more drug toxicity among patients with abnormal beta1-adrenergic receptor genetic polymorphisms.[3]
  3. Mavs had trend toward most benefit in RCRI = 3.[5]

References

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  2. 2.0 2.1 Devereaux PJ, Yang H, Yusuf S, et al. (May 2008). Effects of extended-release metoprolol succinate in patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery (POISE trial): a randomised controlled trial. Lancet 371 (9627): 1839–47. DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(08)60601-7. PMID 18479744.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Zaugg M, Bestmann L, Wacker J, et al. (July 2007). Adrenergic receptor genotype but not perioperative bisoprolol therapy may determine cardiovascular outcome in at-risk patients undergoing surgery with spinal block: the Swiss Beta Blocker in Spinal Anesthesia (BBSA) study: a double-blinded, placebo-controlled, multicenter trial with 1-year follow-up. Anesthesiology 107 (1): 33–44. DOI:10.1097/01.anes.0000267530.62344.a4. PMID 17585213.
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  8. 8.0 8.1 Mangano DT, Layug EL, Wallace A, Tateo I (December 1996). Effect of atenolol on mortality and cardiovascular morbidity after noncardiac surgery. Multicenter Study of Perioperative Ischemia Research Group. N. Engl. J. Med. 335 (23): 1713–20. PMID 8929262.
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