title: Assessment of risk factors and surgical outcome.
abstract: Patients with known cardiac disease who face operative procedures are usually more concerned than other patients because they perceive themselves to be at greater risk. By reviewing several studies of preoperative risk factors, the author attempts to find which factors imply significant risk of mortality in surgical patients with cardiac disease.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003936:Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted; D005260:Female; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality*; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D010808:Physical Examination; D011300:Preoperative Care; D012120:Respiration Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D012306:Risk; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000401:mortality; D014481:United States; D014852:Wales