“The main purpose of perioperative cardiac evaluation involves answering few basic questions. What are the underlying cardiac risk factors which a patient might have before
s/he undergoes noncardiac surgery? Will such cardiac evaluation change the management of the patient? Will it defer surgery altogether in favor of resolving the patient’s cardiac disease and hence reducing perioperative mortality? What will be the course of management in the postoperative period?
Communication among the complete medical team involved in patient care, including the internist, cardiologist, anesthesiologist, surgeon, and ancillary staff, is of utmost importance,
along with the facilitation of shared decision making by the patient.”