Table of Contents Preamblee79 Introductione81 Methodology and Evidence Reviewe81 Organization of the GWCe82 Document Review and Approvale82 Scope of the CPGe82 Definitions of Urgency and Riske83 ...Clinical Risk Factorse83 Coronary Artery Diseasee83 Heart Failuree85 Role of HF in Perioperative Cardiac Risk Indicese85 Risk of HF Based on Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction: Preserved Versus Reducede85 Risk of Asymptomatic Left Ventricular Dysfunctione85 Role of Natriuretic Peptides in Perioperative Risk of HFe86 Cardiomyopathye86 Valvular Heart Disease: Recommendationse87 Aortic Stenosis: Recommendatione87 Mitral Stenosis: Recommendatione88 Aortic and Mitral Regurgitation: Recommendationse88 Arrhythmias and Conduction Disorderse88 Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Devices: Recommendatione89 Pulmonary Vascular Disease: Recommendationse90 Adult Congenital Heart Diseasee90 Calculation of Risk to Predict Perioperative Cardiac Morbiditye90 Multivariate Risk Indices: Recommendationse90 Inclusion of Biomarkers in Multivariable Risk Modelse91 Approach to Perioperative Cardiac Testinge91 Exercise Capacity and Functional Capacitye91 Stepwise Approach to Perioperative Cardiac Assessment: Treatment Algorithme93 Supplemental Preoperative Evaluatione95 The 12-Lead Electrocardiogram: Recommendationse95 Assessment of LV Function: Recommendationse96 Exercise Stress Testing for Myocardial Ischemia and Functional Capacity: Recommendationse97 Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing: Recommendatione97 Pharmacological Stress Testinge97 Noninvasive Pharmacological Stress Testing Before Noncardiac Surgery: Recommendationse97 Radionuclide MPIe98 Dobutamine Stress Echocardiographye98 Stress Testing--Special Situationse99 Preoperative Coronary Angiography: Recommendatione99 Perioperative Therapye99 Coronary Revascularization Before Noncardiac Surgery: Recommendationse100 Timing of Elective Noncardiac Surgery in Patients With Previous PCI: Recommendationse115 Future Research Directionse116 Referencese117 Appendix 1 Author Relationships With Industry and Other Entities (Relevant)e129 Appendix 2 Reviewer Relationships With Industry and Other Entities (Relevant)e131 Appendix 3 Related Recommendations From Other CPGse136 Appendix 4 Abbreviationse137 Preamble The American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the American Heart Association (AHA) are committed to the prevention and management of cardiovascular diseases through professional education and research for clinicians, providers, and patients. Since 1980, the ACC and AHA have shared a responsibility to translate scientific evidence into clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) with recommendations to standardize and improve cardiovascular health.
Recommendations2389 Future Research Directions2389 References2390 Appendix 1 Author Relationships With Industry and Other Entities (Relevant)2397 Appendix 2 Reviewer Relationships With Industry and ...Other Entities (Relevant)2399 Appendix 3 Related Recommendations From Other CPGs2404 Preamble The American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the American Heart Association (AHA) are committed to the prevention and management of cardiovascular diseases through professional education and research for clinicians, providers, and patients. Since 1980, the ACC and AHA have shared a responsibility to translate scientific evidence into clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) with recommendations to standardize and improve cardiovascular health. Harm B (187,211,218,219,224-227,238) Table A Left Main CAD Revascularization Recommendations From the 2011 CABG and PCI CPGs CABG indicates coronary artery bypass graft; CAD, coronary artery disease; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; COR, Class of Recommendation; CPG, clinical practice guideline; EF, ejection fraction; LAD, left anterior descending; LIMA, left internal mammary artery; LOE, Level of Evidence; LV, left ventricular; N/A, not applicable; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention; SIHD, stable ischemic heart disease; STEMI, ST-elevation myocardial infarction; STS, Society of Thoracic Surgeons; SYNTAX, Synergy Between Percutaneous Coronary Intervention With TAXUS and Cardiac Surgery; TIMI, Thrombolysis In Myocardial Infarction; UA/NSTEMI, unstable angina/non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction; UPLM, unprotected left main disease; and VT, ventricular tachycardia.
Objective To review the literature systematically to determine whether initiation of beta blockade within 45 days prior to noncardiac surgery reduces 30-day cardiovascular morbidity and mortality ...rates. Methods PubMed (up to April 2013), Embase (up to April 2013), Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (up to March 2013), and conference abstracts (January 2011 to April 2013) were searched for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and cohort studies comparing perioperative beta blockade with inactive control during noncardiac surgery. Pooled relative risks (RRs) were calculated under the random-effects model. We conducted subgroup analyses to assess how the DECREASE-I (Dutch Echocardiographic Cardiac Risk Evaluation Applying Stress Echocardiography), DECREASE-IV, and POISE-1 (Perioperative Ischemic Evaluation) trials influenced our conclusions. Results We identified 17 studies, of which 16 were RCTs (12,043 participants) and 1 was a cohort study (348 participants). Aside from the DECREASE trials, all other RCTs initiated beta blockade within 1 day or less prior to surgery. Among RCTs, beta blockade decreased nonfatal myocardial infarction (MI) (RR: 0.69; 95% confidence interval CI: 0.58 to 0.82) but increased nonfatal stroke (RR: 1.76; 95% CI:1.07 to 2.91), hypotension (RR: 1.47; 95% CI: 1.34 to 1.60), and bradycardia (RR: 2.61; 95% CI: 2.18 to 3.12). These findings were qualitatively unchanged after the DECREASE and POISE-1 trials were excluded. Effects on mortality rate differed significantly between the DECREASE trials and other trials. Beta blockers were associated with a trend toward reduced all-cause mortality rate in the DECREASE trials (RR: 0.42; 95% CI: 0.15 to 1.22) but with increased all-cause mortality rate in other trials (RR: 1.30; 95% CI: 1.03 to 1.64). Beta blockers reduced cardiovascular mortality rate in the DECREASE trials (RR:0.17; 95% CI: 0.05 to 0.64) but were associated with trends toward increased cardiovascular mortality rate in other trials (RR: 1.25; 95% CI: 0.92 to 1.71). These differences were qualitatively unchanged after the POISE-1 trial was excluded. Conclusions Perioperative beta blockade started within 1 day or less before noncardiac surgery prevents nonfatal MI but increases risks of stroke, death, hypotension, and bradycardia. Without the controversial DECREASE studies, there are insufficient data on beta blockade started 2 or more days prior to surgery. Multicenter RCTs are needed to address this knowledge gap.
Abstract Background Although practice guidelines recommend that perioperative β-blockade be initiated at least several days to weeks before noncardiac surgery is performed, the minimum required ...period of preoperative therapy is unclear. Methods Population-based administrative databases were used to conduct a cohort study of 48,103 patients aged ≥ 66 years who underwent major elective noncardiac surgery in Ontario, Canada and received preoperative β-blocker therapy. We used multivariable logistic regression to determine the association of duration of preoperative β-blocker treatment (classified as 1-7 days, 8-30 days, and ≥ 31 days) with 30-day mortality, 30-day myocardial infarction (MI), 30-day ischemic stroke, and 1-year mortality. Results The duration of preoperative β-blocker treatment was 1-7 days in 1105 patients (2.3%), 8-30 days in 2639 patients (5.5%), and ≥ 31 days in 44,269 patients (92.0%). Compared with ≥ 31 days of preoperative therapy, 1-7 days of therapy was associated with increased 30-day mortality (odds ratio OR, 1.49; 95% confidence interval CI, 1.03-2.16; P = 0.03, whereas 8-30 days of therapy was not (OR, 0.95; 95% CI, 0.69-1.31; P = 0.77). One to 7 days of preoperative therapy was not significantly associated with 1-year mortality (OR, 1.06; 95% CI, 0.84-1.35; P = 0.62), 30-day MI (OR, 1.26; 95% CI, 0.92-1.71; P = 0.15), or 30-day ischemic stroke (OR, 1.37; 95% CI, 0.64-2.94; P = 0.41). Conclusions Initiation of β-blocker therapy 1-7 days before noncardiac surgery is associated with increased 30-day mortality. The findings merit further evaluation by randomized trials.
Although randomized studies have shown optimal medical therapy (OMT) to be as efficacious as revascularization in stable coronary heart disease (CHD), the application of OMT in routine practice is ...suboptimal. We sought to understand the predictors of receiving OMT in stable CHD and its impact on clinical outcomes. All patients with stable CHD based on coronary angiography from October 2008 to September 2011 were identified in Ontario, Canada. OMT was defined as concurrent use of β blocker, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor/angiotensin receptor blocker, and statin. Aspirin use was not part of the OMT definition because of database limitations. Multivariable hierarchical logistic models identified predictors of OMT in the 12 months after angiography. Cox proportional hazard models with time-varying covariates for OMT and revascularization status examined differences in death and nonfatal myocardial infarction (MI). In these models, patients transitioned among 4 mutually exclusive treatment groups: no OMT and no revascularization, no OMT and revascularization, OMT and no revascularization, OMT and revascularization. Our cohort had 20,663 patients. Over a mean period of 2.5 years, 8.7% had died. Only 61% received OMT within 12 months. The strongest predictor of receiving OMT at 12 months was OMT before the angiogram (odds ratio 14.40, 95% confidence interval CI 13.17 to 15.75, p <0.001). Relative to no OMT and nonrevascularized patients, patients on OMT and revascularized had the greatest reduction in mortality (hazard ratio 0.52, 95% CI 0.45 to 0.60, p <0.001) and nonfatal MI (hazard ratio 0.74, 95% CI 0.64 to 0.84, p <0.001). In conclusion, our study highlights the low rate of OMT in stable CHD. Patients who received both OMT and revascularization achieved the greatest reduction in mortality and nonfatal MI.
In 2017, the Canadian Cardiovascular Society (CCS) published guidelines recommending postoperative troponin surveillance in higher-risk patients having major noncardiac surgery. The objective of this ...study was to evaluate the proportion of major noncardiac surgery patients that would meet recommendations for troponin testing and to assess the rates of troponin testing before guideline adoption.
We conducted a retrospective observational study of patients age 40 to 105 undergoing a subset of major noncardiac surgeries that included orthopedics, gynecology, general, urology, vascular, and thoracic surgeries in Ontario, Canada from January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2017. The primary outcomes were the proportion of patients recommended for testing based on the guidelines and rates of troponin testing within 2 days of surgery.
We identified 257,704 patients who underwent noncardiac surgery. Mean age was 66.4 ± 11.9 years, and 12.4% underwent urgent surgery. Applying the CCS guidelines, 71.2% of elective surgery patients and 81.0% of urgent surgery patients would have met recommendations for postoperative troponin screening, whereas 10.8% and 27.1% received postoperative troponin testing, respectively. Most elective surgery patients met recommendations for testing based on the age criterion (54.9%), followed by diabetes (24.6%) and high-risk surgery (22.7%) criteria. Troponin testing varied substantially by types of surgery: highest for open abdominal aortic aneurisms and lowest for hysterectomies.
Based on the CCS guidelines, most patients undergoing the subset of surgeries assessed would have met recommendations for routine troponin testing. In contrast, routine troponin testing before guideline adoption was done infrequently in Ontario, with substantial variations based on the surgery type.
En 2017, la Société canadienne de cardiologie (SCC) a publié des lignes directrices dont les recommandations portaient sur la surveillance de la troponine en phase postopératoire chez les patients exposés à un risque accru de subir une intervention chirurgicale non cardiaque importante. L'objectif de la présente étude était d’évaluer le nombre de patients subissant une intervention chirurgicale non cardiaque importante qui répondraient aux recommandations sur le dosage de la troponine et de déterminer la fréquence des dosages de la troponine avant l'adoption des lignes directrices.
Nous avons mené une étude observationnelle rétrospective auprès de patients âgés de 40 à 105 ans subissant des interventions chirurgicales non cardiaques importantes, à savoir des interventions de chirurgie orthopédique, de chirurgie gynécologique, de chirurgie générale, de chirurgie urologique, de chirurgie vasculaire et de chirurgie thoracique en Ontario, au Canada, du 1er janvier 2010 au 31 décembre 2017. Les principaux critères d’évaluation étaient le nombre de patients pour qui le dosage était recommandé selon les lignes directrices, et la fréquence des dosages de la troponine dans les deux jours après l'intervention chirurgicale.
Nous avons relevé 257 704 patients qui avaient subi une intervention chirurgicale non cardiaque. L’âge moyen était de 66,4 ± 11,9 ans, et 12,4 % avaient subi une intervention chirurgicale urgente. En appliquant les lignes directrices de la SCC, 71,2 % des patients avaient subi une intervention chirurgicale élective et 81,0 % des patients qui avaient subi une intervention chirurgicale urgente répondaient aux recommandations de dépistage de la troponine en phase postopératoire, alors que respectivement 10,8 % et 27,1 % avaient reçu le dosage de la troponine en phase postopératoire. La plupart des patients qui avaient subi une intervention chirurgicale élective répondaient aux recommandations sur le dosage selon le critère d’âge (54,9 %), puis selon le critère de diabète (24,6 %) et le critère d'intervention chirurgicale à risque élevé (22,7 %). Le dosage de la troponine variait de façon substantielle selon le type d'intervention chirurgicale : le dosage le plus élevé lors des traitements chirurgicaux ouverts des anévrismes de l'artère abdominale et le dosage le plus faible lors d'hystérectomies.
Selon les lignes directrices de la SCC, la plupart des patients qui subissaient les interventions chirurgicales évaluées avaient répondu aux recommandations de dosage systématique de la troponine. En revanche, le dosage systématique de la troponine avant l'adoption des lignes directrices était rarement réalisé en Ontario, et des variations substantielles selon le type d'intervention chirurgicale étaient observées.
The optimal duration of dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) after implantation of newer-generation drug-eluting stents (DES) remains uncertain. Similarly, questions remain about the role of DAPT in ...long-term therapy of stable post–myocardial infarction (MI) patients.
Our objective was to compare the incidence of death, major hemorrhage, MI, stent thrombosis, and major adverse cardiac events in patients randomized to prolonged or short-course DAPT after implantation of newer-generation DES and in secondary prevention after MI.
We used traditional frequentist statistical and Bayesian approaches to address the following questions: Q1) What is the minimum duration of DAPT required after DES implantation? Q2) What is the clinical benefit of prolonging DAPT up to 18 to 48 months? Q3) What is the clinical effect of DAPT in stable patients who are >1 year past an MI?
We reviewed evidence from 11 randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that enrolled 33 051 patients who received predominantly newer-generation DES to answer: A1) Use of DAPT for 12 months, as compared with use for 3 to 6 months, resulted in no significant differences in incidence of death (odds ratio OR: 1.17; 95% confidence interval CI: 0.85 to 1.63), major hemorrhage (OR: 1.65; 95% CI: 0.97 to 2.82), MI (OR: 0.87; 95% CI: 0.65 to 1.18), or stent thrombosis (OR: 0.87; 95% CI: 0.49 to 1.55). Bayesian models confirmed the primary analysis. A2) Use of DAPT for 18 to 48 months, compared with use for 6 to 12 months, was associated with no difference in incidence of all-cause death (OR: 1.14; 95% CI: 0.92 to 1.42) but was associated with increased major hemorrhage (OR: 1.58; 95% CI: 1.20 to 2.09), decreased MI (OR: 0.67; 95% CI: 0.47 to 0.95), and decreased stent thrombosis (OR: 0.45; 95% CI: 0.24 to 0.74). A risk-benefit analysis found 3 fewer stent thromboses (95% CI: 2 to 5) and 6 fewer MIs (95% CI: 2 to 11) but 5 more major bleeds (95% CI: 3 to 9) per 1000 patients treated with prolonged DAPT per year. Post hoc analyses provided weak evidence of increased mortality with prolonged DAPT. We reviewed evidence from 1 RCT of 21 162 patients and a post hoc analysis of 1 RCT of 15 603 patients to answer: A3): Use of DAPT >1 year after MI reduced the composite risk of cardiovascular death, MI, or stroke (hazard ratio: 0.84; 95% CI: 0.74 to 0.95) but increased major bleeding (hazard ratio: 2.32; 95% CI: 1.68 to 3.21). A meta-analysis and a post hoc analysis of an RCT in patients with stable cardiovascular disease produced similar findings.
The primary analysis provides moderately strong evidence that prolonged DAPT after implantation of newer-generation DES entails a tradeoff between reductions in stent thrombosis and MI and increases in major hemorrhage. Secondary analyses provide weak evidence of increased mortality with prolonged DAPT after DES implantation. In patients whose coronary thrombotic risk was defined by a prior MI rather than by DES implantation, the primary analysis provides moderately strong evidence of reduced cardiovascular events at the expense of increased bleeding.
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Preoperative consultation is an important intervention that likely has most benefits for intermediate-risk to high-risk patients undergoing major surgery. Consultation rates are likely increasing and ...there is significant practice variation in the use of consultation. Consultations should be available within a well-organized and coordinated process of preoperative assessment. Preoperative consults should be accessible to anesthesia and surgical teams involved in the procedure and to the providers involved in postoperative care. The role of preoperative consultation should evolve as a rational approach and emerge as a value-based service. New payment methodologies are likely to facilitate appropriate use of this important resource.
Abstract Two guidelines from the American College of Cardiology (ACC), the American Heart Association (AHA), and collaborating societies address the risk of aortic dissection in patients with ...bicuspid aortic valves and severe aortic enlargement: the “2010 ACCF/AHA/AATS/ACR/ASA/SCA/SCAI/SIR/STS/SVM Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Patients With Thoracic Aortic Disease” (J Am Coll Cardiol 2010;55:e27–130) and the “2014 AHA/ACC Guideline for the Management of Patients With Valvular Heart Disease” (J Am Coll Cardiol 2014;63:e57–185). However, the 2 guidelines differ with regard to the recommended threshold of aortic root or ascending aortic dilatation that would justify surgical intervention in patients with bicuspid aortic valves. The ACC and AHA therefore convened a subcommittee representing members of the 2 guideline writing committees to review the evidence, reach consensus, and draft a statement of clarification for both guidelines. This statement of clarification uses the ACC/AHA revised structure for delineating the Class of Recommendation and Level of Evidence to provide recommendations that replace those contained in Section 9.2.2.1 of the thoracic aortic disease guideline and Section 5.1.3 of the valvular heart disease guideline.