Preoperative evaluation and perioperative management of patients with increased cardiovascular risk;Präoperative evaluation und perioperatives vorgehen bei kardialen risikopatienten

Anaesthesist

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 427-441

  Mergner, D ^a   Rosenberger, P ^b   Unertl, K ^a   Eltzschig, H K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Beta blocker therapy; Cardiac risk; Coronary artery disease; Coronary intervention; Pulmonaryartery catheter

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; PATIENT MONITORING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; MYOCARDIAL REVASCULARIZATION; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 20144370400     PISSN: 00032417     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00101-005-0846-x     Document Type: Review

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