title: Cardiac risk stratification for postmyocardial infarction dental patients.
abstract: Traditional dental management guidelines of myocardial infarction survivors mandate a 6-month waiting period before elective treatment can be considered. Technological advances in cardiac disease diagnosis, management, and revascularization treatment may make this older mandatory 6-month waiting period obsolete. The purposes of this literature review are to provide an overview of the historical development of cardiac risk stratification and discuss current developments and guidelines in cardiac risk assessment. We hope that this review and update will stimulate the development of updated dental guidelines for treating the cardiac patient.
authors.affiliation: Dental Investigation Service, Detachment1, USAFSAM, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, USA. howard.roberts@ndri.med.navy.mil
authors.forename: H W
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Roberts
authors.forename: E F
authors.initials: EF
authors.lastname: Mitnitsky
mesh_terms: D002985:Clinical Protocols; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D003729:Dental Care; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery; D009204:Myocardial Revascularization; D019647:Oral Surgical Procedures / Q000145:classification; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D013997:Time Factors