Noncardiac surgery is a major stressor to the cardiovascular system, increasing risks for myocardial infarction, heart failure and arrhythmias among other effects, according to a presentation at the 2025 annual Perioperative Medicine Summit. Clinicians can use the most recent guidelines for perioperative cardiovascular management for noncardiac surgery to determine when to proceed with surgery or pause for further evaluation (Circulation 2024;150[19]:e351-e442).
About 1 in 33 noncardiac surgical