The study, published in the journal Anesthesiology, found that in a group of 1,005 vascular surgery patients, symptomatic and asymptomatic LV dysfunction was associated with cardiovascular events, including myocardial infarction, and cardiovascular-related death 30 days following surgery.
Researchers recommended evaluation for all possible cardiovascular risk factors in high risk surgery patients and recommended perioperative therapy such as beta-blockers to improve outcomes.
Read the ASA’s release about cardiovascular risk in surgery.
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