Lack of consensus on preoperative cardiac risk management
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Despite the publication of American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association guidelines in 2002, there is still disagreement on the most appropriate strategy for the preoperative cardiac risk management of patients undergoing noncardiac surgery. Pierpont and colleagues have recently demonstrated differences of opinion and deviations from the guidelines among a sample of US cardiologists.
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