Why the study?
What is the operative risk of urgent surgery in patients with myocardial infarction and angina pectoris?
Population
Patients with evidence of severe angina pectoris or myocardial infarction harboring coexistent disease…
Design
Other
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Variable reported mortality underscores high perioperative risk after MI; leaves open precise contemporary estimates for urgent surgery.
What is the operative risk of urgent surgery in patients with myocardial infarction and angina pectoris?
The text highlights the significant operative risk (5.2% to 44.5% mortality) in patients with myocardial infarction undergoing urgent surgery.
Frederic A. dePeyster (1952) studied this question.
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