2022 ESC Guidelines on cardiovascular assessment and management of patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery: Developed by the task force for cardiovascular …

S Halvorsen, J Mehilli, S Cassese, TS Hall… - European heart …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
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 …

Diagnosis and management of patients with myocardial injury after noncardiac surgery: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association

K Ruetzler, NR Smilowitz, JS Berger, PJ Devereaux… - Circulation, 2021 - Am Heart Assoc
Myocardial injury after noncardiac surgery is defined by elevated postoperative cardiac
troponin concentrations that exceed the 99th percentile of the upper reference limit of the …

Fourth universal definition of myocardial infarction (2018)

K Thygesen, JS Alpert, AS Jaffe, BR Chaitman, JJ Bax… - Circulation, 2018 - Am Heart Assoc
In the late 19th century, postmortem examinations demonstrated a possible relationship
between thrombotic occlusion of a coronary artery and myocardial infarction (MI). 1 …

Fourth universal definition of myocardial infarction (2018)

K Thygesen, JS Alpert, AS Jaffe… - European heart …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
In the late 19th century, post-mortem examinations demonstrated a possible relationship
between thrombotic occlusion of a coronary artery and myocardial infarction (MI). 1 …

Perioperative cardiovascular risk assessment and management for noncardiac surgery: a review

NR Smilowitz, JS Berger - Jama, 2020 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Perioperative cardiovascular complications occur in 3% of hospitalizations for
noncardiac surgery in the US. This review summarizes evidence regarding cardiovascular …

Assessment of functional capacity before major non-cardiac surgery: an international, prospective cohort study

DN Wijeysundera, RM Pearse, MA Shulman… - The Lancet, 2018 - thelancet.com
Background Functional capacity is an important component of risk assessment for major
surgery. Doctors' clinical subjective assessment of patients' functional capacity has uncertain …

Perioperative myocardial injury after noncardiac surgery: incidence, mortality, and characterization

C Puelacher, G Lurati Buse, D Seeberger, L Sazgary… - Circulation, 2018 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: Perioperative myocardial injury (PMI) seems to be a contributor to mortality
after noncardiac surgery. Because the vast majority of PMIs are asymptomatic, PMI usually is …

Pre-operative evaluation of adults undergoing elective noncardiac surgery: updated guideline from the European Society of Anaesthesiology

S De Hert, S Staender, G Fritsch… - European Journal of …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
The purpose of this update of the European Society of Anaesthesiology (ESA) guidelines on
the pre-operative evaluation of the adult undergoing noncardiac surgery is to present …

Age of patients undergoing surgery

AJ Fowler, TEF Abbott, J Prowle… - Journal of British …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Background Advancing age is independently associated with poor postoperative outcomes.
The ageing of the general population is a major concern for healthcare providers. Trends in …

Dabigatran in patients with myocardial injury after non-cardiac surgery (MANAGE): an international, randomised, placebo-controlled trial

PJ Devereaux, E Duceppe, G Guyatt, V Tandon… - The Lancet, 2018 - thelancet.com
Background Myocardial injury after non-cardiac surgery (MINS) increases the risk of
cardiovascular events and deaths, which anticoagulation therapy could prevent. Dabigatran …