Abstract
We studied the utility of electron beam computed tomography as a screening test for the cardiovascular risk of elective vascular surgery. In 45 patients undergoing principally carotid and aortic surgical procedures, coronary artery calcification was prevalent and severe, and related to the clinically predicted cardiovascular risk of the procedure. However, only the clinically predicted surgical risk, and not coronary artery calcification, was related to the incidence of perioperative cardiovascular complications.
Publication types
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Comparative Study
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Evaluation Study
MeSH terms
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Aged
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Calcinosis / diagnosis
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Calcinosis / epidemiology
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Calcinosis / surgery
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Cardiomyopathies / diagnosis
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Cardiomyopathies / epidemiology
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Cardiomyopathies / surgery
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Coronary Artery Disease / epidemiology
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Coronary Artery Disease / pathology
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Coronary Artery Disease / surgery
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Elective Surgical Procedures*
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Female
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Follow-Up Studies
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Humans
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Postoperative Complications / diagnosis
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Postoperative Complications / epidemiology
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Postoperative Complications / etiology
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Predictive Value of Tests
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Preoperative Care*
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Risk Factors
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Severity of Illness Index
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Statistics as Topic
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Time Factors
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed*
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Treatment Outcome
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Vascular Surgical Procedures*