title: [Preparation for anesthesia and surgery of the aged patient with circulatory disease (author's transl)].
abstract: Higher life-expectancy and progresses in operative medicine and anaesthesiology increasingly confront the anaesthesist with the necessity of performing anaesthesia in elderly patients. The most frequent disease in this group of patients are related to the cardiovascular system (hypertension, coronary heart disease, arrhythmia and myocardial insufficiency. Preoperative cardiovascular therapy with regard to anaesthesia is outlined.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000758:Anesthesia / Q000379:methods*; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000601:surgery; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000601:surgery; D011300:Preoperative Care; D013997:Time Factors
vernacular_title: Präoperative vorbereitung alter Patienten mit kardiovaskulären Erkrankungen aus anästhesiologischer Sicht.