What is appropriate coronary assessment prior to abdominal aortic surgery?

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 487-492

  Karkos, C D ^a  

^a University of Thessaly School of Medicine   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; ATENOLOL; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BISOPROLOL; CLOPIDOGREL; METOPROLOL;

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ALGORITHM; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; AORTA SURGERY; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CORONARY ARTERY DILATATION; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY SURGERY; CORONARY RISK; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; EDITORIAL; EXERCISE ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART FAILURE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0037496941     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ejvs.2002.1832     Document Type: Editorial

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