Perioperative myocardial infarction/injury after noncardiac surgery

Cardiovascular complications, particularly perioperative myocardial infarction/injury, seem to be major contributors to mortality after noncardiac surgery. With surgical procedures being very frequent (900 000/year in Switzerland), perioperative myocardial injury is common in everyday clinical...

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Main Authors: Christian Puelacher, Giovanna Lurati-Buse, Hélène Singeisen, Minh Dang, Florim Cuculi, Christian Müller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SMW supporting association (Trägerverein Swiss Medical Weekly SMW) 2015-11-01
Series:Swiss Medical Weekly
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Online Access:https://www.smw.ch/index.php/smw/article/view/2105