A history of congestive heart failure is the dominant cardiac risk factor for mortality after non-cardiac surgery in patients with a recent myocardial infarction, whereas recent ischemic events have no independent association.
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Supports prioritizing CHF over IHD in perioperative risk assessment after recent MI; leaves open independent prognostic value and requires prospective validation.
Dirksen et al. (1988) studied this question.