Background: Choosing Wisely Canada (CWC) recommends avoiding noninvasive
advanced cardiac testing (eg, exercise stress testing [EST], echocardiography and …

Abstract Background European Society of Cardiology/European Society of Anaesthesiology
(ESC/ESA) guidelines inform cardiac workup before noncardiac surgery based on an …

The Belgian Health Care Knowledge Center (KCE) developed a guideline about routine
preoperative testing in adults undergoing elective non-cardiothoracic surgery. The guideline …

Background Overuse of preoperative cardiac testing contributes to high healthcare costs
and delayed surgeries. A large body of research has evaluated factors associated with …

Elective surgery is usually preceded by preoperative diagnostics to minimize risk. The
results are assumed to elicit preventive measures or even cancellation of surgery. Moreover …

Guidelines and practice advisories is-sued by several medical societies, including the
American Society of Anesthesiologists, 1 American Heart Association (AHA) and American …

Approximately 60 million people in the United States suffer from coronary disease, of which
approximately 725,000 die annually due to this affliction. 1, 2 Thus, it is important for the …

Preview Medical clearance for patients who need surgery is commonly requested of primary
care physicians. A focused evaluation of the cardiovascular and other major body systems is …

Background: In 2022, the European Society of Cardiology updated guidelines for
preoperative evaluation. The aims of this study were to quantify:(1) the impact of the updated …