2022
DOI: 10.7759/cureus.26188
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Preoperative Vascular Function Assessment and Perioperative Vascular Events in Patients Posted for Elective Non-cardiac Surgeries

Abstract: BackgroundCoronary atherosclerosis is usually asymptomatic until a major cardiac event occurs. Surgery is one of the major stress factors that play a role in hastening vascular deterioration in susceptible patients. Non-invasive tests to detect atherosclerosis and endothelial dysfunction have started gaining popularity nowadays, and of the several options, carotid artery intima-media thickness (IMT) and radial artery flow-mediated dilation (FMD) are two promising tests for detecting cardiovascular impairment. … Show more

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