Preoperative evaluation of the cardiac patient for noncardiac surgery.
In summary, obtaining a comprehensive patient history is a critical part of the diagnostic and risk stratification process of the patient with cardiac disease undergoing non-cardiac surgery. Many of the factors associated with perioperative cardiac morbidity are treatable and early and aggressive management appears to have beneficial effects on morbidity and mortality rates.
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Department of Anesthesiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06510.
D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000150:complications*; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications*; D012306:Risk; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative