Patients with aortic stenosis: Cardiac complications in non-cardiac surgery

PurposeTo reassess the risk of patients with aortic stenosis (AS) undergoing non-cardiac surgery.MethodsFollowing institutional approval, a retrospective chart audit of all patients with AS who underwent non-cardiac surgery in Hamilton between 1992 and 1994 was performed. For each AS case, a matching control was randomly selected. Data pertaining to pre-operative cardiac risk factors, intra-operative, and post-operative management were …