Habib Dakik
American University Hospital, Lebanon
Title: Guidelines for Beta Blocker utilization post MI / CABG
Biography
Biography: Habib Dakik
Abstract
Beta Blockers have been utilized routinely in patients with ischemic heart disease for several decades. Multiple large randomized clinical trials have examined their efficacy in several patient populations: Stable angina, myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure, post PCI, and post CABG. Their efficacy has been shown to be modulated by several factors including reperfusion status post MI, extent of myocardial ischemia, and degree of left ventricular dysfunction. In this workshop we will examine the pivotal trials that examined the efficacy of beta blockers in the MI and CABG population of patients and we will review the current ACC/AHA and ESC guidelines for their utilization in these patient subgroups.