Derivation and Validation of a Geriatric‐Sensitive Perioperative Cardiac Risk Index

Derivation and Validation of a Geriatric‐Sensitive Perioperative Cardiac Risk Index

BackgroundSurgical patients aged 65 and over face a higher risk of cardiac complications from noncardiac surgery. The Revised Cardiac Risk Index (RCRI) and the Gupta Myocardial Infarction or Cardiac Arrest (MICA) calculator are widely used to predict this risk, but they are not specifically designed...

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Main Authors: Rami Alrezk, Nicholas Jackson, Mohanad Al Rezk, Robert Elashoff, Nancy Weintraub, David Elashoff, Gregg C. Fonarow
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2017-11-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Subjects:
geriatrics
myocardial infarction
perioperative risk model
risk prediction
risk stratification
surgery
Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.117.006648

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