Reducing cardiac risk in non-cardiac surgery: Evidence from the DECREASE studies

European Heart Journal, Supplement

Volumn 11, Issue A, 2009, Pages

  Poldermans, Don ^a   Schouten, Olaf ^a   Bax, Jeroen ^b   Winkel, Tamara A ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Beta blockers; Non cardiac surgery; Perioperative management; Post operative complications

Indexed keywords

BISOPROLOL; FLUINDOSTATIN; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; METOPROLOL SUCCINATE;

ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; HEART DEATH; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART MUSCLE OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HEART RATE; HEART STRESS; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOMMENDED DRUG DOSE; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL PATIENT; VASCULAR SURGERY;

EID: 67651155597     PISSN: 1520765X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/sup004     Document Type: Review

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