Table 3

Clinical outcome

Frequency (%)
Perioperative major cardiovascular event (PMCE)290 (14.1)
Acute myocardial infarction102 (5.0)
    Revascularisation26 (1.3)
        Percutaneous coronary intervention24 (1.2)
        Coronary artery bypass surgery2 (0.1)
New or aggravated heart failure248 (12.1)
Primary cardiovascular death*15 (0.7)
    Acute myocardial infarction3 (0.2)
    Stress induced cardiomyopathy2 (0.1)
    Aortic disease4 (0.2)
    Stroke1 (0.1)
    Unknown5 (0.2)
Death due to postoperative complication or disease progression5 (0.2)
All death20 (1.0)

  • Data are shown as frequency (%).

  • *Death that was not caused by postoperative complication or underlying non-cardiovascular disease progression.