Systematic Strategy of Prophylactic Coronary Angiography Improves Long-Term Outcome After Major Vascular Surgery in Medium- to High-Risk Patients. A Prospective, Randomized Study

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 54, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 989-996

  Monaco, Mario ^a   Stassano, Paolo ^b   Di Tommaso, Luigi ^b   Pepino, Paolo ^a   Giordano, Arturo ^a   Pinna, Giovanni B ^b   Iannelli, Gabriele ^b   Ambrosio, Giuseppe ^c  

^a Istituto Clinico Pineta Grande   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

coronary angiography; peripheral vascular disease; revascularization; risk stratification; vascular surgery

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN;

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTERY DISEASE; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART DEATH; HEART INDEX; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL; VASCULAR DISEASE; VASCULAR SURGERY;

AGED; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL REVASCULARIZATION; PATIENT SELECTION; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASES; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 69249191634     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2009.05.041     Document Type: Article

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