title: [Comments on the 2014 guidelines of the ESC/ESA: recommendations for the pre-operative assessment in non-cardiac surgery].
abstract: An update of the ESC/ESA Guidelines on cardiovascular assessment and management in patients with on-cardiac surgery was published in 2014.In general the role of thorough clinical evaluation has been strengthened and the routing use of additional technical and invasive diagnostics has been restricted. Medical management has largely been downgraded to class II recommendations and the use of beta blockers has been strongly restricted. New recommendations on dual anti-platelet therapy and NOAC's have been included.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Kardiologie und Pneumologie, Universitätsmedizin Göttingen, Göttingen.
authors.forename: Miroslava
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Valentova
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Innovative Klinische Studien, Klinik für Kardiologie und Pneumologie, Universitätsmedizin Göttingen.
authors.forename: Stefan D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Anker
authors.affiliation: Medizinische Klinik m.S. Kardiologie, Campus Virchow-Klinikum, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin.
authors.forename: Wolfram
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Doehner
mesh_terms: D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D002309:Cardiology / Q000592:standards; D005060:Europe; D013502:General Surgery / Q000592:standards; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000592:standards*; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors