Algorithm to analyze cardiac risk

The risk of suffering a cardiac event related to invasive dental treatment is higher in the first 4 weeks after the treatment compared to other time periods. For patients who have cardiac disease, an additional risk for major cardiac events or stroke exists. To judge the risk for such cardiac responses, dentists would benefit from having a method of identifying patients with heart disease whose condition puts them at higher cardiac risk levels. Several factors contribute to the higher risk for cardiac problems, including the widespread occurrence of ischemic heart disease, heart failure, and related comorbidities in dental patients because of their high prevalence in the general population, the increased number of aging patients, and the suboptimal medical assessment often experienced by dental patients.
Source: Dental Abstracts - Category: Dentistry Tags: Hands On Source Type: research