title: Preoperative Testing--A Bridge to Nowhere: A Teachable Moment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco2School of Public Health, Division of Epidemiology, University of California, Berkeley.
authors.forename: Sanjiv M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Baxi
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts4Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Joshua R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Lakin
mesh_terms: D058070:Asymptomatic Diseases; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D008875:Middle Aged; D058729:Peripheral Arterial Disease / Q000601:surgery*; D011300:Preoperative Care; D015607:Stents; D013349:Subclavian Steal Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery