title: [The diagnosis of the cardiologic risk in patients destined for lung removal surgery].
abstract: The expanding role of pulmonary surgery could be expected to lead to an increase in postoperative morbidity and mortality unless surgical risk factors are identified by means of a careful preoperative assessment. A careful and intelligent preoperative evaluation can reduce the morbidity and mortality after lung resection by ensuring the appropriate selection of patients and a rational choice of operative procedure. To evaluate the cardiologic risk in patients undergoing lung resection, 18 of them underwent a diagnostic protocol based on non invasive analysis including ECG, stress test with basal and exercise blood gas analysis, M- and B-mode and Doppler echocardiography. This protocol was able to identify possible cardiologic risk in the perioperative period without applying invasive techniques and with a good cost-benefits ratio.
authors.affiliation: I Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia, Cattedra di Cardiologia, Università degli Studi di Napoli.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Irace
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Scialdone
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Aiello
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Villani
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Coppolino
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Di Stasio
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bergaminelli
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Pastore
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Iacono
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006334:Heart Function Tests / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D012307:Risk Factors
vernacular_title: Diagnosi del rischio cardiologico in pazienti destinati a chirurgia di exeresi polmonare.