Pre-op risk
How the 2026 AHA/ACC guideline for perioperative cardiovascular management approaches risk before noncardiac surgery, taught step by step. The 2026 edition reaffirms the 2024 guideline with no changes .
Fictional patients. Predict where the stepwise algorithm leads.
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Chest pain the morning of an elective knee replacement
A 67-year-old woman with diabetes and hypertension is scheduled for an elective knee replacement. In pre-admission testing she describes chest pressure at rest since last night, and her troponin is rising. She is diagnosed with an acute coronary syndrome.
Where does the stepwise algorithm lead?