Incidence and predictors of perioperative myocardial infarction in patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery in a tertiary care hospital

ConclusionPMI is a dreaded complication associated with a very high mortality. High risk surgery, smoking and past history of ischemic heart disease were independent predictors of PMI. The RCRI is a useful tool in pre-operative risk stratification of patients.
Source: Indian Heart Journal - Category: Cardiology Source Type: research