Key result
Preoperative coronary revascularisation prior to vascular surgery presents clinical challenges that require careful evaluation within the framework of the latest guidelines.
Why the study?
Preoperative coronary revascularisation prior to vascular surgery presents common clinical challenges regarding the application and limitations of available evidence and guidelines.
Case Report (n=1)
This case report and review highlights the clinical challenges and guideline recommendations for managing severe coronary artery disease discovered during preoperative evaluation for vascular surgery.
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May support individualized guideline application in complex vascular cases; leaves open need for randomized evidence on revascularization.
Here we present a case of an elderly man who underwent cardiac stress testing as a preoperative evaluation prior to femoral-popliteal bypass surgery. He subsequently underwent a preoperative coronary angiogram after a high-risk stress test with the latter demonstrating obstructive three-vessel coronary artery disease. We discuss the clinical challenges that such a common clinical scenario presents particularly when it comes to preoperative coronary revascularisation prior to vascular surgery. We examine the case within the framework of the latest revascularisation guidelines and discuss the available evidence for preoperative revascularisation and its limitations.
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Kassab et al. (2022) conducted a case report in Coronary artery disease prior to vascular surgery (n=1). Preoperative coronary revascularisation was evaluated. Preoperative coronary revascularisation prior to vascular surgery presents clinical challenges that require careful evaluation within the framework of the latest guidelines.
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