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OFF TOPIC but since we are gettin older
Just in case you happen to know what a beta-blocker is and I hope you
never do. Bill who believes gardeners never die they just compost ) BigVince posted this over in Sci.med.cardiology From The Lancet' May 31' 2008 {"Background Trials of ’ blockers in patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery have reported conflicting results. This randomised controlled trial, done in 190 hospitals in 23 countries, was designed to investigate the effects of perioperative ’ blockers...... .....Fewer patients in the metoprolol group than in the placebo group had a myocardial infarction (176 [4Ø2%] vs 239 [5Ø7%] patients; 0Ø73, 0Ø60--0Ø89; p=0Ø0017). However, there were more deaths in the metoprolol group than in the placebo group (129 [3Ø1%] vs 97 [2Ø3%] patients; 1Ø33, 1Ø03--1Ø74; p=0Ø0317). More patients in the metoprolol group than in the placebo group had a stroke (41 [1Ø0%] vs 19 [0Ø5%] patients; 2Ø17, 1Ø26--3Ø'...." } Reviewing these numbers . For every 1000 people treated, if this study is accurate, 8 excessive deaths and 5 disabling stokes. This has been considered the gold standard of care some have estimated it may have caused over a million heart attacks and strokes -- Garden in shade zone 5 S Jersey USA |
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OFF TOPIC but since we are gettin older
Bill wrote:
Just in case you happen to know what a beta-blocker is and I hope you never do. Bill who believes gardeners never die they just compost ) BigVince posted this over in Sci.med.cardiology From The Lancet' May 31' 2008 {"Background Trials of ’ blockers in patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery have reported conflicting results. This randomised controlled trial, done in 190 hospitals in 23 countries, was designed to investigate the effects of perioperative ’ blockers...... ....Fewer patients in the metoprolol group than in the placebo group had a myocardial infarction (176 [4Ø2%] vs 239 [5Ø7%] patients; 0Ø73, 0Ø60--0Ø89; p=0Ø0017). However, there were more deaths in the metoprolol group than in the placebo group (129 [3Ø1%] vs 97 [2Ø3%] patients; 1Ø33, 1Ø03--1Ø74; p=0Ø0317). More patients in the metoprolol group than in the placebo group had a stroke (41 [1Ø0%] vs 19 [0Ø5%] patients; 2Ø17, 1Ø26--3Ø'...." } Reviewing these numbers . For every 1000 people treated, if this study is accurate, 8 excessive deaths and 5 disabling stokes. This has been considered the gold standard of care some have estimated it may have caused over a million heart attacks and strokes Interesting to know since I take it after getting stents for unstable angina. I never had a blood pressure problem but now bp is slightly below normal and heart rate seldom above 100. As a layman, maybe lower pressure and flow of blood may cause clots leading to stroke. OTOH, I'm also on Coumadin and take a baby aspirin to prevent clots and strokes and would wonder if this was part of study. |
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