Perioperative Pharmacotherapy to Prevent Cardiac Complications in Patients Undergoing Noncardiac Surgery.

Perioperative Pharmacotherapy to Prevent Cardiac Complications in Patients Undergoing Noncardiac Surgery. Expert Opin Pharmacother. 2020 Dec 22;: Authors: Bhatia K, Narasimhan B, Aggarwal G, Hajra A, Itagi S, Kumar S, Chakraborty S, Patel N, Jain V, Bandyopadhyay D, Aronow WS, Amgai B Abstract INTRODUCTION: Despite advances in surgical and anesthetic techniques, perioperative cardiovascular complications are a major cause of 30 day perioperative mortality. Major cardiovascular complications after noncardiac surgery include myocardial ischemia, congestive heart failure, arrhythmias, and cardiac arrest. Along with surgical risk assessment, perioperative medical optimization can reduce the rates and clinical impact of these complications. AREAS COVERED: In this review, the authors discuss the pharmacological basis, existing evidence, and professional society recommendations for drug management in preventing cardiovascular complications in patients undergoing noncardiac surgery. EXPERT OPINION: Perioperative management of cardiovascular disease is an increasingly important and growing area of clinical practice. Societal guidelines regarding the use of most routine cardiovascular medications are based on a number of large clinical studies and provide a basic foundation to guide management. However, the heterogeneous nature of patients, as well as surgeries makes it practically impossible to devise a "one ...
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