Effect of Perioperative β-Blockers on Pulmonary Complications among Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Undergoing Lung Resection Surgery

Table 2

Incidence of patients that developed cardiac complications. Data are expressed as the number of patients in each group.

Cardiovascular complications	-blockers ()	No -blockers ()	value
Acute coronary syndrome (%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0 %)	n.s.
Atrial fibrillation (%)	29 (14.1%)	49 (15.6%)	n.s.
CHF (%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0%)	n.s.
Other	3 (1.5%)	3 (0.9%)	n.s.
Composite cardiac endpoints	34 (16.6%)	52 (16.5%)	n.s.