TY - JOUR
T1 - Preoperative risk stratification using electron beam computed tomography in elective vascular surgery
T2 - Relationship to clinical risk prediction and postoperative complications
AU - Caravalho, Joseph
AU - O'Donnell, Sean D.
AU - Feuerstein, Irwin M.
AU - O'Malley, Patrick G.
AU - Gillespie, David L.
AU - Goff, James M.
AU - Sherner, John
AU - Petten, Mary
AU - Taylor, Allen J.
PY - 2002/9
Y1 - 2002/9
N2 - We studied the utility of electron beam computed tomography as a screening test for the cardiovascular risk of elective vascular surgery. In 45 patients undergoing principally carotid and aortic surgical procedures, coronary artery calcification was prevalent and severe, and related to the clinically predicted cardiovascular risk of the procedure. However, only the clinically predicted surgical risk, and not coronary artery calcification, was related to the incidence of perioperative cardiovascular complications.
AB - We studied the utility of electron beam computed tomography as a screening test for the cardiovascular risk of elective vascular surgery. In 45 patients undergoing principally carotid and aortic surgical procedures, coronary artery calcification was prevalent and severe, and related to the clinically predicted cardiovascular risk of the procedure. However, only the clinically predicted surgical risk, and not coronary artery calcification, was related to the incidence of perioperative cardiovascular complications.
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U2 - 10.1007/s10016-001-0213-6
DO - 10.1007/s10016-001-0213-6
M3 - Article
C2 - 12219253
AN - SCOPUS:0036710935
VL - 16
SP - 639
EP - 643
JO - Annals of Vascular Surgery
JF - Annals of Vascular Surgery
SN - 0890-5096
IS - 5
ER -