2014 ACC/AHA Guideline on Perioperative Cardiovascular Evaluation and Management of Patients Undergoing Noncardiac Surgery: Executive Summary

TLDR: These CPGs, based on systematic methods to evaluate and classify evidence, provide a cornerstone of quality quality clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) with recommendations to standardize and improve cardiovascular health.

Abstract: Preamble 2216 1 Introduction 2217 2 Clinical Risk Factors: Recommendations 2220 3 Approach to Perioperative Cardiac Testing 2221 4 Supplemental Preoperative Evaluation: Recommendations 2221 5 Perioperative Therapy: Recommendations 2224 6 Anesthetic Consideration and Intraoperative Management: Recommendations 2228 7 Surveillance and Management for Perioperative MI: Recommendations 2229 8 Future Research Directions 2230 Appendix 1 Author Relationships With Industry and Other Entities (Relevant) 2237 Appendix 2 Reviewer Relationships With Industry and Other Entities (Relevant) 2239 Appendix 3 Related Recommendations From Other CPGs 2244 References 2230 The American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the American Heart Association (AHA) are committed to the prevention and management of cardiovascular diseases through professional education and research for clinicians, providers, and patients Since 1980, the ACC and AHA have shared a responsibility to translate scientific evidence into clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) with recommendations to standardize and improve cardiovascular health These CPGs, based on systematic methods to evaluate and classify evidence, provide a cornerstone of quality …