New Tool Predicts Risk of Heart Attack in Older Surgery Patients
November 17, 2017
November 17, 2017
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 17 -- The University of California's Los Angeles campus issued the following news release:
FINDINGS
A tool designed to more accurately predict the risk of heart attack in older patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery works significantly better than traditional risk assessment tools. By having more accurate information, older patients and their physicians can make an informed decision on whether to undergo surgery, UCLA researchers concluded.
FINDINGS
A tool designed to more accurately predict the risk of heart attack in older patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery works significantly better than traditional risk assessment tools. By having more accurate information, older patients and their physicians can make an informed decision on whether to undergo surgery, UCLA researchers concluded.