New Guidelines from the European Society of Cardiology for Perioperative Cardiac Care: A Summary of Implications for Elective Vascular Surgery Patients

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-4

  Schouten, O ^a,b   Sillesen, H ^c   Poldermans, D ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b REINIER DE GRAAF HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cardiac care; Guidelines; Perioperative

Indexed keywords

HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR;

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ARTERIAL INSUFFICIENCY; BARE METAL STENT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DRUG ELUTING STENT; EDITORIAL; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PATIENT CARE; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SURGEON; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL RISK; VASCULAR SURGERY;

CARDIOLOGY; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENTS; EUROPE; HEART DISEASES; HEART FUNCTION TESTS; HUMANS; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASES; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 73849123493     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2009.10.005     Document Type: Editorial

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