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Does pre-operative assessment of cardiac function by radionuclide angiocardiography predict postoperative death from cardiac failure in patients undergoing elective aortic surgery?
Does pre-operative assessment of cardiac function by radionuclide angiocardiography predict postoperative death from cardiac failure in patients undergoing elective aortic surgery?
Pre-operative radionuclide angiocardiography identifying LVEF <30% strongly predicts postoperative cardiac failure death in patients undergoing elective aortic surgery.
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May aid cardiac risk stratification before elective aortic surgery; leaves open whether routine LVEF screening improves outcomes.
Mosley et al. (1985) studied this question.
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