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Pre-operative clinical predictors for cardiology referral prior to total joint arthroplasty: the ‘asymptomatic’ patient

BACKGROUND: No validated pre-operative cardiac risk stratification tool exists that is specific for total hip and total knee arthroplasty (THA and TKA, respectively). To reduce the risk of post-operative cardiac complication, surgeons need clear guidance on which patients are likely to benefit from...

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Autores principales: Elsiwy, Yassin, Symonds, Tristan, Doma, Kenji, Hazratwala, Kaushik, Wilkinson, Matthew, Letson, Hayley
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7654604/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33168074
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13018-020-02042-5