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ACC/AHA
Guideline Update for Perioperative Cardiovascular Evaluation
for Noncardiac Surgery
A
Report of the American College of Cardiology/American
Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines
(Committee to Update the 1996 Guidelines on Perioperative
Cardiovascular Evaluation for Noncardiac Surgery)
Figure 1. Stepwise approach
to preoperative cardiac assessment. Steps are discussed
in text. *Subsequent care may include cancellation or
delay of surgery, coronary revascularization followed
by noncardiac surgery, or intensified care.
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