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September 1, 1951Circulation

The Management of Cardiac Patients in Relation to Surgery

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Population

Patients with cardiac conditions undergoing surgery

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AEA. Carlton ErnsteneCleveland Clinic

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Implication

May guide perioperative risk stratification in cardiac patients; leaves open validation against contemporary monitoring and therapies.

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Population
Patients with cardiac conditions (organic heart disease, hypertension, valvular disease, congestive heart failure, arrhythmias, coronary disease) undergoing surgery
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Intervention
Perioperative management including preoperative optimization (digitalis, diuretics, sodium restriction), anesthetic selection, and postoperative care

Provides expert guidance on the perioperative management of cardiac patients, emphasizing that compensated heart disease does not significantly increase surgical risk if hypoxia and shock are avoided.

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A. Carlton Ernstene (1951) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a95b5e8fbedde85bb420a65https://doi.org/10.1161/01.cir.4.3.430
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