Question

A 61-year-old woman with NSTEMI is evaluated for noncardiac surgery in 4 weeks. What do perioperative guidelines suggest?

Accepted Answer

Delay elective noncardiac surgery after acute MI as appropriate and use stepwise risk assessment

Answer

Proceed without risk assessment

Answer

Stop beta-blocker before surgery

Answer

Start high-dose beta-blocker day of surgery

Answer

Hold statins preoperatively

Practice question

A 61-year-old woman with NSTEMI is evaluated for noncardiac surgery in 4 weeks. What do perioperative guidelines suggest?