The Medicine Forum

Article Title

Limitations of the Perioperative Cardiovascular Evaluation for Assessing Coronary Artery Disease: A Case Report

Authors

Rady Ho, MD, Thomas Jefferson University HospitalFollow
Mitul Kanzaria, MD, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Paul Walinsky, MD, Thomas Jefferson University HospitalFollow

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

The American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the American Heart Association (AHA) publ ished pre-operative risk stratification guidelines in 2014. These guidelines have routinely been used by physicians to pre-operatively risk stratify patients. In this case report, a patient was found to have multi-vessel coronary artery disease post-operatively in the setting of unremarkable cardiac work-up preoperatively. This case highlights a limitation of the 2014 ACC/AHA guidelines.

Recommended Citation

Ho, MD, Rady; Kanzaria, MD, Mitul; and Walinsky, MD, Paul (2016) "Limitations of the Perioperative Cardiovascular Evaluation for Assessing Coronary Artery Disease: A Case Report," The Medicine Forum: Vol. 17, Article 7.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.29046/TMF.017.1.008
Available at: https://jdc.jefferson.edu/tmf/vol17/iss1/7