title: Drugs in the peri-operative period: 4--Cardiovascular drugs.
abstract: Many patients undergoing elective surgery will be taking medicines for cardiovascular disorders. Here, in the fourth and final article in our series on drug therapy in the peri-operative period, we review the management of patients taking certain antithrombotic, antihypertensive, anti-anginal or anti-arrhythmic drugs.
mesh_terms: D002317:Cardiovascular Agents; D000075202:Contraindications; D006801:Humans; D019990:Perioperative Care / Q000379:methods*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D013923:Thromboembolism / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D002317:Cardiovascular Agents