Assessment of cardiac risk before non-cardiac general surgery

Heart. 2006 Dec;92(12):1866-72. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2005.073627.

Authors

Olaf Schouten¹, Jeroen J Bax, Don Poldermans

Affiliation

¹ Department of Vascular Surgery, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

No abstract available

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

MeSH terms

Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / therapeutic use
Clinical Laboratory Techniques
Diagnostic Imaging / methods
Electrocardiography
Heart Diseases / etiology*
Heart Diseases / prevention & control
Humans
Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / therapeutic use
Preoperative Care / methods*
Referral and Consultation
Risk Assessment
Risk Factors
Surgical Procedures, Operative / adverse effects*

Substances

Adrenergic beta-Antagonists
Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors