Population
n=28 patients with coronary artery disease who experienced myocardial infarction following noncardiac surgery
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High mortality with atypical presentation in postoperative MI supports early vigilance; Level 5 data leave open practice change pending prospective studies.
Postoperative myocardial infarction after noncardiac surgery carries a high mortality rate and frequently presents atypically without chest pain during the early postoperative period.
Becker et al. (1987) studied this question.
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