Ashish Aneja, MD

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Can brain natriuretic peptide identify noncardiac surgery patients at high risk for cardiac events?

Author:: Ashish Aneja, MD

Publish date: September 1, 2007

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Does a systolic murmur heard in the aortic area need to be further evaluated prior to elective surgery?

Author:: Ashish Aneja, MD

Publish date: September 1, 2007

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A 58-year-old woman with mental status changes

Author:: Ashish Aneja, MD

Publish date: June 1, 2007

Thirty years ago she underwent gastric bypass surgery for obesity. Now she presents with mental status changes, a bicarbonate level of 16 mmol/L, a...

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When is it appropriate to stop antiplatelet therapy in a patient with a drug-eluting stent prior to noncardiac surgery?

Author:: Ashish Aneja, MD

Publish date: September 1, 2006

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Is postoperative atrial fibrillation in patients undergoing noncardiothoracic surgery an important problem?

Author:: Ashish Aneja, MD

Publish date: September 1, 2006

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Should beta-blockers be discontinued when a patient is admitted to the hospital with acutely decompensated heart failure?

Author:: Ashish Aneja, MD

Publish date: June 1, 2006

Hard data on this topic are scant, but the answer depends on the patient’s perfusion status and vital signs.