Cited 7 times since 2010 (0.5 per year) source: EuropePMC European journal of heart failure, Volume 12, Issue 3, 22 4 2010, Pages 288-293 Prevalence and pharmacological treatment of left-ventricular dysfunction in patients undergoing vascular surgery. Flu WJ, van Kuijk JP, Galal W, Kuiper R, van de Ven LL, Verhagen HJ, Bax JJ, Poldermans D
Aims
This study evaluated the prevalence of left-ventricular (LV) dysfunction in vascular surgery patients and pharmacological treatment, according ESC guidelines.
Methods and results
Echocardiography was performed pre-operatively in 1,005 consecutive patients. Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) This study demonstrates a high prevalence of LV dysfunction in vascular surgery patients and under-utilization of ESC recommended pharmacological treatment. Standard pre-operative evaluation of LV function could be argued based on our results to reduce this observed care gap.Conclusions
