Abstract:Background There remains a lack of robust evidence regarding the prognostic value of myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) before noncardiac surgery in large and diverse patient populations. Methods This retrospective observational cohort study from single, tertiary, high surgical volume center in South Korea included 82,441 patients aged >40 years who underwent MPI using pharmacologic stress single photon emission computed tomography within 6 months before elective noncardiac surgery from January 2000 to Dece… Show more
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