It is important 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 …

THIS IS THE FIRST OF 2 ARTICLES EVALUATING cardiac events in patients undergoing
noncardiac surgery. In this article, we review the magnitude of the problem, the …

Background: Each year, millions of patients worldwide have a perioperative myocardial
infarction (MI) after noncardiac surgery. Objective: To examine the characteristics and short …

Background Carotid endarterectomy is more effective than medical management in the
prevention of stroke in patients with severe symptomatic or asymptomatic atherosclerotic …

These guidelines represent an update of those published in 1996 and are intended for
physicians who are involved in the preoperative, operative, and postoperative care of …

Background—To identify patients at risk for postoperative myocardial injury and death,
measuring cardiac troponin routinely after noncardiac surgery has been suggested. Such …

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 …

Postoperative cardiac morbidity and mortality continue to pose considerable risks to surgical
patients. Postoperative epidural analgesia is considered to have beneficial effects on …

Background Major adverse cardiac events (MACEs) are a common cause of death after non-
cardiac surgery. Despite evidence for the benefit of aspirin for secondary prevention, it is …