Reasons for a cardiac consultation request for the 107 patients from non-cardiac departments
| 85% of the patients were preoperative patients. For some patients there was more than one referral question. | |
| Left ventricular function | 67.3% |
| Left ventricular dimensions | 22.4% |
| Murmur evaluation | 18.0% |
| Pericardial effusion | 14.0% |
| Rhythm abnormalities | 9.3% |
| Left ventricular hypertrophy | 8.4% |
| Suspected endocarditis | 4.6% |
| Cardiac source of embolism | 2.0% |
| Pulmonary hypertension | 1.8% |