Preoperative nuclear stress testing in the very old patient population.

CONCLUSION: Indicated preoperative NST is useful to assess pre-operative risk in elderly patients ≥ 85 years undergoing moderate to high-risk surgery.
PMID: 32547715 [PubMed]

Source: World Journal of Cardiology - May 25, 2020 Category: Cardiology Authors: Makaryus AN, Makaryus JN, Diamond JA Tags: World J Cardiol Source Type: research