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Sep 27 2024 This Week in Cardiology

This Week in Cardiology

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Ineffectiveness of Current Cardiological Preoperative Practices

This chapter critiques the limitations of preoperative cardiac evaluations and routine testing in the U.S., arguing that they often do not benefit low-risk surgical patients. It advocates for the use of advanced imaging techniques like cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) over traditional measures like left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) for better risk stratification.

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