Key result
Among 77,745 patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery, 18 were diagnosed with definite vasospastic angina causing perioperative cardiovascular events, often occurring intraoperatively despite low clinical risk scores.
Population
77,745 consecutive patients who underwent non-cardiac surgery in a Japanese university hospital between…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
perioperative period
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Vasospasm may underlie perioperative events despite low risk scores; leaves open whether screening or prophylaxis improves outcomes in non-cardiac surgery.
Observational (n=77,745)
No
Coronary vasospasm is a rare but important cause of perioperative cardiovascular events in Japanese patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery, even in those with low apparent clinical risk.
Nagayoshi et al. (2012) conducted an observational in Non-cardiac surgery (n=77,745). Coronary vasospasm vs. Other organic coronary disease / Unexposed was evaluated on Cardiovascular events in the perioperative period. Among 77,745 patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery, 18 were diagnosed with definite vasospastic angina causing perioperative cardiovascular events, often occurring intraoperatively despite low clinical risk scores.
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