Off-label use of medication may be presented in these guidelines if a sufficient level of
evidence shows that it can be considered medically appropriate to a given condition and if …

Importance Perioperative cardiovascular complications occur in 3% of hospitalizations for
noncardiac surgery in the US. This review summarizes evidence regarding cardiovascular …

AR Naylor a, J.-B. Ricco a, GJ de Borst a, S. Debus a, J. de Haro a, A. Halliday a, G.
Hamilton a, J. Kakisis a, S. Kakkos a, S. Lepidi a, HS Markus a, DJ McCabe a, J. Roy a, H …

Abstract The Canadian Cardiovascular Society Guidelines Committee and key Canadian
opinion leaders believed there was a need for up to date guidelines that used the Grading of …

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 …

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 …

Aims The aim of this study was to assess the effects of pre-operative statin therapy on
cardiovascular events in the first 30-days after non-cardiac surgery. Methods and results We …

Despite a technically perfect procedure, surgical stress can determine the success or failure
of an operation. Surgical trauma is often referred to as the “neglected step-child” of global …

Background Antiplatelet agents are recommended for people with myocardial infarction and
acute coronary syndromes, transient ischaemic attack or stroke, and for those in whom …

Importance The efficacy of statins in reducing perioperative cardiovascular and other organ
system complications in patients undergoing noncardiac surgery remains controversial …