Ivabradine did not reduce the occurrence of myocardial injury after noncardiac surgery


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This press release accompanies a presentation at ESC Congress 2025.  

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Funding: The study was funded by the Medical Research Agency of Poland. 

Disclosures:  Professor Szczeklik reports no conflicts of interest. 

 

References and notes: 

1‘PREVENT-MINS trial: Ivabradine for prevention of myocardial injury after noncardiac surgery’ presented during HOT LINE 5 on 30 August 2025 at 17:45 to 17:55 in Madrid (Main Auditorium). 

2Vascular Events in Noncardiac Surgery Patients Cohort Evaluation Study Investigators. Association between complications and death within 30 days after noncardiac surgery. CMAJ. 2019;191:E830–E837. 

3Wijeysundera DN, Duncan D, Nkonde-Price C, et al. Perioperative beta blockade in noncardiac surgery: a systematic review for the 2014 ACC/AHA guideline on perioperative cardiovascular evaluation and management of patients undergoing noncardiac surgery: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on practice guidelines. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2014;64:2406–2425. 

 

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