The Canadian journal of cardiology
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Practice Guideline
Canadian Cardiovascular Society guidelines for the diagnosis and management of stable ischemic heart disease.
This overview provides a guideline for the management of stable ischemic heart disease. It represents the work of a primary and secondary panel of participants from across Canada who achieved consensus on behalf of the Canadian Cardiovascular Society. The suggestions and recommendations are intended to be of relevance to primary care and specialist physicians with an emphasis on rational deployment of diagnostic tests, expedited implementation of long- and short-term medical therapy, timely consideration of revascularization, and practical follow-up measures.
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The aim of the study was to set up and validate a predictive scoring system for nonpsychiatrists to facilitate screening of postoperative delirium in cardiac surgery patients. ⋯ The DESCARD tool might be effective in screening of patients at risk of postoperative delirium and can be easily used by all nonpsychiatrists involved in the care of cardiac surgery patients.