Anaesthesia for Vascular Surgery

Peri-operative myocardial infarction

B M Biccard
Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia | Vol 16, No 1 | a433 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/22201173.2010.10872633 | © 2010 B M Biccard | This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 03 November 2025 | Published: 01 February 2010

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B M Biccard,, South Africa

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Abstract

Patients with, or at risk for, cardiac disease have a 3,9% (95% confidence interval (CI) 3,3% – 4,6%) chance of suffering a major peri-operative cardiac event.1 This is associated with a significant in-hospital mortality of 15 - 25%, and subsequent cardiovascular death or myocardial infarction at 6 months (hazard ratio 18; 95% CI 6 – 57).1 This paper focuses on our understanding of the pathophysiology of peri-operative myocardial infarction, the flaws associated with the proposed definition of peri-operative myocardial infarction, and the management of peri-operative myocardial infarction.

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peri-operative myocardial infarction

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