ACC/AHA guidelines for preoperative cardiovascular evaluation for noncardiac surgery: A critical point of view

Clinical Cardiology

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 195-198

  Barak, Michal ^a   Ben Abraham, Ron ^b   Katz, Yeshayahu ^c,d  

^a RAMBAM MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c HAEMEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^d TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Anesthesia; Cardiac morbidity; Guidelines; Myocardial ischemia; Perioperative risk

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT;

ANESTHESIA; CARDIAC PATIENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART SURGERY; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MORBIDITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL RISK;

AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION; CARDIOLOGY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33646560316     PISSN: 01609289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/clc.4960290505     Document Type: Review

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