Assessing and reducing the cardiac risk of noncardiac surgery

Circulation

Volumn 113, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1361-1376

  Auerbach, Andrew ^a   Goldman, Lee ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Box 0120 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular diseases; Epidemiology; Myocardial infarction; Risk factors; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; ATORVASTATIN; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIGITALIS; DILTIAZEM; ESMOLOL; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL TRIAL; EXERCISE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 33645748598     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.105.573113     Document Type: Review

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