Surveys and registries are needed to verify that real-life daily practice is in keeping with what
is recommended in the guidelines, thus completing the loop between clinical research …

Each year, cardiac complications occur within 30 days after major noncardiac surgery in
more than 10 million people worldwide; postoperative mortality is 1.5%. Enhanced patient …

The recommendations listed in this CPG are, whenever possible, evidence based. In April
2013, an extensive evidence review was conducted, which included a literature review …

Background Marked activation of the sympathetic nervous system occurs during and after
noncardiac surgery. Low-dose clonidine, which blunts central sympathetic outflow, may …

Thus, the task of writing Guidelines or Expert Consensus Documents covers not only the
integration of the most recent research, but also the creation of educational tools and …

It is essential that the medical profession play a significant role in critically evaluating the use
of diagnostic procedures and therapies as they are introduced and tested in the detection …

Numerous studies30 using perioperative Holter monitoring in high-cardiac-risk patients
undergoing major surgery showed that silent, heart rate–related ST-segment depression is …

Background Beta‐blocker therapy has a proven mortality benefit in patients with
hypertension, heart failure and coronary artery disease, as well as during the perioperative …

Guidelines for pre-operative cardiac risk assessment and per... : European Journal of
Anaesthesiology | EJA Guidelines for pre-operative cardiac risk assessment and perioperative …

Summary Background American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association
(ACC/AHA) guidelines on perioperative assessment recommend perioperative β blockers …