Journal article
Characteristics and short-term prognosis of perioperative myocardial infarction in patients undergoing noncardiac surgery: a cohort study.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Each year, millions of patients worldwide have a perioperative myocardial infarction (MI) after noncardiac surgery.
OBJECTIVE: To examine the characteristics and short-term outcome of perioperative MI.
Authors
Devereaux PJ; Xavier D; Pogue J; Guyatt G; Sigamani A; Garutti I; Leslie K; Rao-Melacini P; Chrolavicius S; Yang H
Journal
Annals of Internal Medicine, Vol. 154, No. 8, pp. 523–528
Publisher
American College of Physicians
Publication Date
April 19, 2011
DOI
10.7326/0003-4819-154-8-201104190-00003
ISSN
1056-8751