Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Perioperative stroke, a major complication of cardiac and thoracic aortic surgeries, has many possible origins, ...

Stepwise approach to perioperative cardiac management can help doctors decide whether surgery should proceed. (HealthDay News) — In a clinical practice guideline issued by the American College of ...

Anesthesiologists should take responsibility for preoperative planning and intraoperative management in the treatment of patients with congenital heart disease, according to guidelines published by ...

The American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology joint guideline addressing cardiovascular evaluation and management of patients before, during and after noncardiac surgery ...

As the population of pediatric patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) grows, a new scientific statement from the American Heart Association (AHA) highlights the current knowledge base ...

A retrospective analysis recently showed guidelines for routine preoperative testing have little influence on physician behavior. The most current study collected data from the National Ambulatory and ...

To minimize the risk for perioperative ketoacidosis associated with their use, sodium glucose-cotransporter 2 inhibitors should be discontinued 3 to 4 days before surgery. (HealthDay News) — In a ...