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Critical Care Cardiology in the Perioperative Period pp 3–16Cite as

Preoperative Cardiac Evaluation

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Cardiac disease is a significant problem in developed nations. In the United States, an estimated 17 million people have cardiac disease [1]. Two thirds have coronary artery disease (CAD), and 3 million undergo surgery each year. The incidence of perioperative myocardial infarction (MI) is about 6% in those with prior MI, and 3%–20% in those with significant CAD having major vascular surgery. Overall mortality is 25%–75%. Up to 150,000 patients each year may therefore sustain perioperative MI, leading to more than 50,000 deaths. Regardless of clinical outcome, patients with perioperative MI incur $10,000–20,000 in extra hospital costs compared to those without MI [2].

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  1. Department of Anaesthesiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital, Milwaukee, WI, USA

    J. L. Atlee

  2. Department of Intensive Care, Erasme Hospital, Free University of Brussels, Brussels, Belgium

    J.-L. Vincent

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Atlee, J.L. (2001). Preoperative Cardiac Evaluation. In: Atlee, J.L., Vincent, JL. (eds) Critical Care Cardiology in the Perioperative Period. Topics in Anaesthesia and Critical Care. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-2955-2_1

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