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Perioperative Cardiac Evaluation and Management for Vascular Surgery

Year: 2003

Type: book-chapter

Abstract: Cardiovascular complications are the leading cause of morbidity and mortality following major vascular surgery, with rates estimated as high as 30% (1). These complications include acute coronary syndromes, unstable angina or myocardial infarction (MI), pulmonary edema, and cardiac death. The ominous feature of a perioperative MI is that as many as 30–50% are fatal (2). In patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD), rates of perioperative cardiac death are twice that of the general surgical population (3,4). This is not surprising given the systemic nature of atherosclerosis and the increased prevalence of coexistent coronary artery disease (CAD), reported in as many as 70% of patients with PAD (5).

Source: Humana Press eBooks

DOI: 10.1007/978-1-59259-331-6_14

Authors: Robert T. Eberhardt, April Nedeau

Language: English

Topic: Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes

Subfield: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: hybrid

OpenAlex ID: W103661944

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