title: Cardiac risk factors in patients undergoing noncardiac surgery.
abstract: Cardiac risks of noncardiac surgery are associated with some noncardiac risk factors but are primarily a function of the patient's underlying cardiac disease. Elective surgery should only be performed when the patient is in optimal condition--i.e., with no evidence of heart failure, at least 6 months after a previous myocardial infarction, and so forth. Careful monitoring of fluid status should lead to reduced cardiac morbidity and mortality after surgery in these patients.
mesh_terms: D000758:Anesthesia / Q000009:adverse effects; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac; D003327:Coronary Disease; D006327:Heart Block; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D006333:Heart Failure; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000209:etiology; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011300:Preoperative Care; D012306:Risk; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative