Heart Tests, Procedures & Rehabilitation
Heart Clearance Before Surgery
Cardiac clearance is a heart risk check and a plan before non-heart surgery - not a pass/fail stamp. Most active, stable patients need no extra heart test.
This is a free, plain-language patient education guide written by Rias Ali, MD, FACC, a board-certified interventional cardiologist. Every guide is grounded in current peer-reviewed evidence and major society guidelines, organized in a way patients can actually use during a visit.
Download the Heart Clearance Before Surgery guide
What's inside this guide
- Plain-language explanation of heart clearance before surgery
- Why it matters and what the major risks are
- Treatment options with risks, benefits, and alternatives
- Common misconceptions clarified
- Lifestyle and self-care advice
- Specific warning signs — when to call us, when to call 911
- Sources used to build the guide (peer-reviewed and society guidelines)