An appraisal of different cardiac risk reduction strategies in vascular surgery patients
Kakisis JD, Abir F, Liapis CD, Sumpio BE. An appraisal of different cardiac risk reduction strategies in vascular surgery patients. European Journal Of Vascular And Endovascular Surgery 2003, 25: 493-504. PMID: 12787690, DOI: 10.1053/ejvs.2002.1851.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCardiac Surgical ProceduresCardiovascular AgentsEvidence-Based MedicineHeart DiseasesHumansRisk FactorsRisk Reduction BehaviorVascular Surgical ProceduresConceptsVascular surgeryPerioperative mortalityVascular proceduresAvailable pharmacological agentsCardiac risk reductionCoronary artery bypassVascular surgery patientsLow-risk patientsMyocardial infarction ratePercutaneous transluminal angioplastyCalcium channel blockersArtery bypassCardiac morbidityCardiac mortalityCoronary revascularizationInfarction ratePerioperative outcomesSurgery patientsTransluminal angioplastyOverall mortalityCardiac riskCardioprotective effectsPerioperative settingChannel blockersOutcome measures