Routine preoperative resting echocardiography does not predict adverse cardiopulmonary events after bariatric surgery
CONCLUSION: A routine resting preoperative echocardiography added little to the cardiopulmonary risk stratification of patients who underwent bariatric surgery. High-risk patients were identifiable based on their medical history, particularly those with a known history of coronary artery disease and coronary revascularization.PMID:33637417 | DOI:10.1016/j.soard.2021.01.021
Source: Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery - Category: Surgery Authors: Kiavash Koko Jonathan T Carter Source Type: research
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