Sustained Prognostic Value of Dobutamine Stress Echocardiography for Late Cardiac Events After Major Noncardiac Vascular Surgery

Abstract

Patients with a history of myocardial infarction or stress-induced ischemia have a high risk of fatal and nonfatal cardiac events after vascular surgery. Patients with both a history of infarction and extensive stress-induced ischemia are at especially high risk and deserve intensive management.