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Most preoperative stress tests fail to comply with practice guideline indications and do not reduce cardiac events.

Aravind S PonukumatiJesse A ColumboStanislav HenkinJocelyn M BeachBjoern D SuckowPhilip P GoodneySalvatore T ScaliDavid H Stone
Published in: Vascular medicine (London, England) (2024)
Electronic medical record-based guidance of perioperative stress testing led to a slight decrease in overall stress testing and an increase in guideline-compliant testing. Our study highlights a need for improved preoperative cardiovascular risk assessment prior to major vascular surgery, which may eliminate unnecessary testing and more effectively guide perioperative decision-making.
Keyphrases
  • patients undergoing
  • risk assessment
  • decision making
  • cardiac surgery
  • primary care
  • healthcare
  • minimally invasive
  • left ventricular
  • stress induced
  • heart failure
  • heavy metals
  • heat stress
  • human health