Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center

Biomolecular Pathways Linking Preoperative Chronic Stress to Postoperative Cardiovascular Dysfunction in Noncardiac Surgery

Postoperative cardiovascular complications remain a leading cause of morbidity and mortality after noncardiac surgery, yet current risk models do not incorporate psychosocial stress. With over 300 million noncardiac surgeries performed annually worldwide and a substantial burden...