title: [Pathophysiology of coronary artery disease and heart failure].
abstract: Comorbid cardiovascular diseases can significantly increase the risk for perioperative morbidity and mortality. Increasing age of surgical populations and increasing invasiveness of surgical procedures further contribute to a significantly increased perioperative cardiovascular complication rate. Treatment of cardiovascular comorbidities and prevention of cardiovascular complications can decrease the perioperative risk. For detection and treatment of cardiovascular risk patients a thorough understanding of the underlying pathophysiology is of utmost importance. This article therefore reviews clinically relevant features of cardiovascular diseases with an emphasis on coronary artery disease and heart failure.
authors.affiliation: Klinik und Poliklinik für Anästhesiologie und Operative Intensivmedizin des Universitätsklinikums Münster UKM. frenzel@anit.uni-muenster.de
authors.forename: Tim
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Frenzel
authors.forename: Gregor
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Theilmeier
mesh_terms: D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D009200:Myocardial Contraction / Q000502:physiology; D020257:Ventricular Remodeling