title: A stepwise strategy for coronary risk assessment for noncardiac surgery.
abstract: Physicians should adapt a systematic approach to cardiac risk stratification for patients being considered for noncardiac surgery, involving clinical evaluation, functional assessment, and surgical risk assessment for all patients and then deciding which patient needs to undergo noninvasive testing, coronary angiography and revascularization, perioperative monitoring, and aggressive postoperative care.
authors.affiliation: Cardiac Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, USA.
authors.forename: S D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Paul
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Eagle
mesh_terms: D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003663:Decision Trees; D005080:Exercise Test; D006801:Humans; D018579:Patient Selection; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000379:methods*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D012720:Severity of Illness Index