Despite the advances in the safety of modern drugs and patient monitoring, perioperative cardiovascular complications are still the major sources of morbidity and mortality in noncardiac surgeries. About 200 million patients worldwide are affected each year due to these complications. Recently, there is growing incidence that perioperative management therapies can reduce the cardiovascular risk in patients undergoing noncardiac surgery. The present article thus highlights these management therapies for the prevention of cardiovascular risk.
Many patients undergoing major noncardiac surgery are at risk for a cardiovascular event which depends on the patient’s characteristics and type of surgery. According to recent Vascular Anesthesia Society audit, about 7.3% perioperative mortality rate was estimated due to cardiac events. The mortality from myocardial infarction after noncardiac…
