Cardiac Risk Stratification for High-Risk Vascular Surgery

199790 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Claus Bartels · Krankenhaus Porz am Rhein

Matthias Bechtel · Krankenhaus Porz am Rhein

Abstract

Cardiac risk stratification for high-risk vascular surgery patients, according to a protocol similar to the ACC/AHA Guidelines for Cardiovascular Evaluation for Noncardiac Surgery, demonstrated excellent clinical outcome. This approach appears to be a safe and economical strategy for preoperative cardiac evaluation.

Topics & Keywords

Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Aortic aneurysm repair treatments Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Circulation

Volume 95, Issue 11, pp. 2473-2475

DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.95.11.2473

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