Why the study?
Which patients with cardiac risk factors need further cardiac risk stratification tests before noncardiac surgery?
Which patients with cardiac risk factors need further cardiac risk stratification tests before noncardiac surgery?
Preoperative cardiac risk stratification should be individualized based on patient risk factors, functional capacity, and surgical risk, targeting those who would benefit long-term from revascularization.
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Individualizes preoperative testing to moderate-high CAD risk patients likely to benefit from revascularization; leaves open randomized confirmation of net benefit.
Donald D. Mathes (2001) studied this question.
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