Background The authors sought to determine the incidence and risk factors for perioperative
cardiac adverse events (CAEs) after noncardiac surgery using detailed preoperative and …

BACKGROUND: Cardiac adverse events (CAEs) are relatively infrequent, but highly lethal,
after noncardiac operations. The value of available risk scoring systems is uncertain and …

IN the first year of the new millennium, worldwide mortality will exceed 50 million, with
cardiovascular disease continuing as the leading cause for death in developed and in …

Background Major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events (MACCE) represent the
most common cause of serious perioperative morbidity and mortality. Our aim was to identify …

Importance Perioperative cardiovascular complications occur in 3% of hospitalizations for
noncardiac surgery in the US. This review summarizes evidence regarding cardiovascular …

OBJECTIVE: To establish rates of and risk factors for cardiac complications after noncardiac
surgery in veterans. DESIGN: Prospective cohort study. SETTING: A large urban veterans …

Background: The Revised Cardiac Risk Index (RCRI) is widely used to predict perioperative
cardiac complications. Purpose: To evaluate the ability of the RCRI to predict cardiac …

The 2014 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Perioperative
Guidelines suggest using the Revised Cardiac Risk Index, myocardial infarction or cardiac …

PURPOSE: To determine the relation between cardiac and noncardiac complications and
their effects on length of stay in patients undergoing noncardiac surgery. METHODS: We …

THIS IS THE FIRST OF 2 ARTICLES EVALUATING cardiac events in patients undergoing
noncardiac surgery. In this article, we review the magnitude of the problem, the …