Cardiac risk stratification of patients undergoing peripheral vascular surgery.
Approximately 50% of patients with peripheral vascular disease have severe coronary artery disease. Several ways of predicting the postoperative risk of major cardiac events in peripheral vascular patients have been suggested. Among preoperative tests, echocardiography is now receiving greater favor for risk stratification.
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Istituto di Cardiologia, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma.
D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D016491:Peripheral Vascular Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D011379:Prognosis; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods; D012307:Risk Factors; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods