Table 3

Risk assessment for non-cardiac surgical procedures

According to risk factors related to: Low risk High risk
Patients
 Atrial fibrillation+
 Previous thromboembolism+
 Hypercoagulable congenital or acquired conditions+
 Left ventricular dysfunction+
 Heart failure+
Prostheses design
 Ball valve+
 Tilting disk+
 Bileaflet+
Prostheses position
 Aortic+
 Mitral+
Procedures
 Dental, ophthalmic+
 Skin+
 Gastrointestinal+
Pathology
 Tumour+
 Infection+