Prevalence and Prediction of Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease in Patients Undergoing Primary Heart Valve Surgery

Abstract Background: The prevalence of coronary artery disease (CAD) in valvular patients is similar to that of the general population, with the usual association with traditional risk factors. Nevertheless, the search for obstructive CAD is more aggressive in the preoperative period of patients wi...

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Main Authors: José Guilherme Cazelli, Gabriel Cordeiro Camargo, Dany David Kruczan, Clara Weksler, Alexandre Rouge Felipe, Ilan Gottlieb
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC) 2017-09-01
Series:Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0066-782X2017001300348&lng=en&tlng=en