Preoperative cardiovascular risk evaluation - therapy

Utility of clinical risk predictors for preoperative cardiovascular risk prediction.

Cardiovascular risk prediction using clinical risk factors is integral to both the European and the American algorithms for preoperative cardiac risk assessment and perioperative management for non-cardiac surgery. We have reviewed these risk factors and their ability to guide clinical decision making. We examine their limitations and attempt to identify factors which may improve their performa...

androgen deprivation therapy and cardiovascular risk

Testosterone therapy and cardiovascular risk.

Endogenous testosterone levels are inversely associated with cardiovascular risk in older men and men with cardiovascular disease. Current data on cardiovascular outcomes of testosterone therapy include only observational studies and adverse event monitoring in short-term trials that were not designed to measure cardiovascular outcomes. These studies have yielded conflicting results, and some h...

Preoperative Arrhythmias Such as Atrial Fibrillation: Cardiovascular Surgery Risk Factor

Atrial fibrillation is still the most common arrhythmia that occurs in heart surgery. However, there is few literature data on the manner in which preoperative atrial fibrillation may influence the postoperative outcome of various heart surgery procedures. The purpose of our research is to assess the effects of preoperative atrial fibrillation on patients having undergone different heart surger...

Preoperative medical evaluation: part 1: general principles and cardiovascular considerations.

A thorough assessment of a patient's medical status is standard practice when dental care is provided. Although this is true for procedures performed under local anesthesia alone, the information gathered may be viewed somewhat differently if the dentist is planning to use sedation or general anesthesia as an adjunct to dental treatment. This article is the first of a 2-part sequence and will a...