title: The management of cardiovascular complications in elderly patients with coronary heart disease subjected to major surgical operations.
abstract: There was not a single cardiovascular mortality in 140 consecutive elderly patients with coronary heart disease who were subjected to major surgical operations. The age distribution, the varieties of coronary heart diseases, and surgical operations were listed. the preoperative preparation, management during and after the operations were presented. In the discussion (1), the well-coordinated teamwork among the physicians, surgeons, anesthetists, and nursing staff before, during, and after the operations was stressed. (2) The managements of various cardiovascular complications were discussed in detail. Illustrative case materials were presented whenever necessary.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000150:complications; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000150:complications*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications; D007022:Hypotension / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011184:Postoperative Period; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative