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2019 Update in perioperative cardiovascular medicine
- Author:
- Steven L. Cohn, MD, MACP, SFHM
- Paul J. Grant, MD, SFHM, FACP
- Barbara Slawski, MD, MS, SFHM
Studies of preoperative cardiac risk assessment, perioperative medication management, and postoperative complications.
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Update in Hospital Medicine: Practical Lessons from Current Literature
- Author:
- Cynthia M Cooper, MD
- Anna K Donovan, MD
- Bradley A Sharpe, MD
- Barbara Slawski, MD, MS, SFHM
- Alfred Burger, MD, SFHM, FACP
1Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts; 2University of...
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Perioperative cardiovascular medicine: 5 questions for 2018
- Author:
- Kunjam Modha, MD, FACP
- Kay M. Johnson, MD, MPH
- Ethan Kuperman, MD, FHM
- Paul J. Grant, MD, SFHM, FACP
- Barbara Slawski, MD, MS, SFHM
- Kurt Pfeifer, MD, FACP, SFHM
- Steven L. Cohn, MD, FACP, SFHM
Findings of recent studies regarding aspirin, troponin T, hypotension, patent foramen ovale, and recurrent stroke.
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Renal disease and the surgical patient: Minimizing the impact
- Author:
- Kanav Sharma, MBBS, MPH
- Barbara Slawski, MD, MS, SFHM
Chronic kidney disease is associated with adverse surgical outcomes, including acute kidney injury.
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In reply: Perioperative interruption of dual antiplatelet therapy
- Author:
- Ryan Munyon
- Steven L. Cohn, MD, FACP, SFHM
- Barbara Slawski, MD, MS, SFHM
- Gerald W. Smetana, MD, MACP
- Kurt Pfeifer, MD, FACP, SFHM
We would urge caution in waiting only 1 month after stent implantation to perform surgery, and would prefer to wait 3 months.
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2017 Update in perioperative medicine: 6 questions answered
- Author:
- Ryan Munyon, MD
- Steven L. Cohn, MD, FACP, SFHM
- Barbara Slawski, MD, MS, SFHM
- Gerald W. Smetana, MD, MACP
- Kurt Pfeifer, MD, FACP, SFHM
Topics: cardiac risk assessment, surgery after PCI, statins, sleep apnea, bridging anticoagulation, and frailty.