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Fast-Track Cardiac Anesthesia: A Vital Core of Perioperative Cardiac Surgery Programs

INTRODUCTION Opioid-based anesthesia emerged as a safe and effective way to maintain hemodynamic stability in patients undergoing cardiac surgery in the early 1970s and used large doses (typically 0.5 mg/kg to 1.0 mg/kg) of long-acting opioids such as morphine. ,…

Should All Antihypertensive Agents Be Continued Before Surgery?

INTRODUCTION Hypertension affects approximately 45% of the United States (U.S.) population and is a leading cause of mortality both nationally and globally. In light of the high prevalence of hypertensive heart disease, the American College of Cardiology and American Heart…