Cardiovascular diseases represent the main cause of mortality in the adult population, both in Brazil and globally. The proportional mortality from these diseases in Brazil is approximately 27%. Cardiovascular alterations become the cause of great concern for patients who will undergo surgical procedures, a time when the body is exposed to a high level of metabolic stress and, therefore, cardiovascular complications can overlap with unfavorable outcomes. Worldwide, it is estimated that annually, approximately 900,000 patients undergoing surgery develop cardiac complications […]

In this issue of “Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia”, Borges et al. described the rate of non-compliance with practice guidelines in a Hospital-based study regarding the use of antiplatelet agents in the perioperative setting of non-cardiac surgery. The authors found an extremely high non-compliance rate of 80.75%, and depicted a significant negative association among non-compliance, patient education level, and the presence of previous myocardial infarction. The authors concluded that local procedures and protocols must be urgently defined. Perioperative care underwent profound […]