21. Summary: Atenolol Take-Home Points

Atenolol study take-home points!! Pay attention: this is important!!!

A single episode of myocardial ischemia increases the risk of perioperative cardiac morbidity and mortality. Decreasing the incidence of myocardial ischemia reduces the risk of death. Prophylactic perioperative atenolol (BBAC) reduces the risk of myocardial ischemia and death associated with major surgery.

Atenolol Study Take-Home Points

	A single 1 minute episode of myocardial ischemia increases risk of PCM and death.
	Decreasing the incidence of myocardial ischemia reduces the chance of death.
	Atenolol reduces the incidence of myocardial ischemia and death associated with major surgery