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Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in developed and undeveloped countries. It is estimated that in the beginning of the next millenium 33% of all patients undergoing surgery will be older than 65 years of age or having two or more cardiovascular risk factors. 10% of these patients at risk for cardiovascular complications in the perioperative period will suffer a myocardial infarction [1]. In a recently published study in patients at risk for perioperative myocardial infarction (PMI) by Badner et al., the incidence of PMI was 5.6% of which 17% were fatal [2]. Two major findings of this study are of great importance for postoperative surveillance of patients at risk:
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only 17% of all patients experiencing PMI had chest pain whereas 56% of the patients had other clinical signs;
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the majority of PMI occurred on the day of surgery.
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Möllhoff, T. (1999). Postoperative Intensive Care Therapy — In Which Patients and for How Long?. In: Gullo, A. (eds) Anaesthesia, Pain, Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine — A.P.I.C.E.. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-2145-7_23
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