Risk of perioperative myocardial infarction and ischemia in non cardiac surgery

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Abstract

As life expectancy has increased, the number of elderly patients undergoing elective surgical treatment has grown significantly in the last years. Therefore, in patients undergoing non cardiac surgery, operative and perioperative risk needs to be carefully evaluated. Our aim was to identify patients that are at low, intermediate and high risk for developing acute coronary events, and to propose a suitable approach for each group