Assessment of Perioperative Cardiac Risk
1994; Massachusetts Medical Society; Volume: 330; Issue: 10 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1056/nejm199403103301010
ISSN1533-4406
Autores Tópico(s)Aortic aneurysm repair treatments
ResumoAbout 10 percent of the U.S. population undergoes noncardiac surgery each year. Although the risk of a perioperative myocardial infarction with major surgery is only 1 to 2 percent in patients over the age of 40 years,1,2 the risk is higher in those who are older or have cardiovascular disease13. For example, in patients with well-controlled angina who undergo major vascular surgery, the risk of a perioperative myocardial infarction is 3 to 10 percent, and the risk of death from cardiac causes is 1 to 5 percent1,47.Several noninvasive cardiac tests, such as preoperative . . .
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