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Introduction Perioperative myocardial infarction (MI) is the most common cause of death in the early postoperative period. Perioperative ischemia can be caused by either acute coronary thrombosis or by a mismatch between myocardial oxygen supply and demand. While the inflammatory…
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of global death, with an estimated 17 million deaths per year; it is also the leading cause of death in the United States. Many of the risk factors identified to predict perioperative mortality are…