Guidelines for perioperative cardiac evaluation from the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association task force are effective for stratifying cardiac risk before aortic surgery

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 971-979

  Samain, Emmanuel ^a   Farah, Eviane ^a   Lesèche, Guy ^a   Marty, Jean ^a  

^a BEAUJON HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; AORTA SURGERY; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; FEMALE; HEART FUNCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CODING; PATIENT SELECTION; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0034129422     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mva.2000.105005     Document Type: Article

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