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Nature Clinical Practice Urology (2007) 4, 333-340
doi:10.1038/ncpuro0817  
Received 1 September 2007 | Accepted 5 April 2007

Therapy insight: prophylaxis, monitoring and treatment of perioperative myocardial ischemia with emphasis on urological surgery

Mathias H Winkler*, Eric K Mayer, David Hrouda and Patrick Doyle

Correspondence *Department of Urology, Charing Cross Hospital, Fulham Palace Road, London W6 8RF, UK

Email
 m.winkler@ukonline.co.uk

Perioperative myocardial ischemia is common in patients who undergo high-risk surgery, and might be predictive of postoperative cardiac morbidity or mortality. In this Review the authors discuss the diagnosis, monitoring and prophylaxis of perioperative myocardial ischemia and infarction in patients undergoing major urological surgery.

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