ACC/AHA 2007 Guidelines on Perioperative Cardiovascular Evaluation and Care for Noncardiac Surgery: Executive Summary

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TABLE OF CONTENTSPreamble 686Definition of the Problem 688Purpose of These Guidelines 688Methodology and Evidence 689General Approach to the Patient 692History 693Physical Examination and Routine Laboratory Tests 693Multivariable Indices to Predict Preoperative Cardiac Morbidity 694Clinical Assessme