title: Evaluation of and treatment considerations for the dental patient with cardiac disease.
abstract: "Do you have any history of cardiac disease?" A positive response to this question on the health history is only the beginning of an appropriate evaluation of the patient's cardiac status. Focused questioning, along with an understanding of the nature and categories of cardiac disease, allow the dentist to better evaluate the patient's preoperative and intraoperative cardiac considerations, and to obtain a more accurate medical consultation when indicated.
authors.affiliation: New York Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, USA.
authors.forename: Frederick M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Lifshey
mesh_terms: D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000150:complications; D017742:Dental Care for Chronically Ill; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000150:complications; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000150:complications; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications; D008487:Medical History Taking; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000150:complications; D010347:Patient Care Planning