Search research articles

ABOUT JoVE

Overview Leadership Blog JoVE Help Center

AUTHORS

Publishing Process Editorial Board Scope & Policies Peer Review FAQ Submit

LIBRARIANS

Testimonials Subscriptions Access Resources Library Advisory Board FAQ

RESEARCH

JoVE Journal Methods Collections JoVE Encyclopedia of Experiments Archive

EDUCATION

JoVE Core JoVE Business JoVE Science Education JoVE Lab Manual Faculty Resource Center Faculty Site

Terms & Conditions of Use

Search research articles

Related Experiment Videos

Cardiac scoring systems--what is their value?

¹Norfolk and Norwich University NHS Trust, Colney Lane, Norwich NR4 7UY, UK. saxon@domum.globalnet.co.uk

|September 13, 2003

Summary

This summary is machine-generated.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by

Same author

Developmental dysplasia of the hip and macrosomia: a retrospective ultrasound audit in a secondary healthcare facility in the United Kingdom.

Radiography (London, England : 1995)·2026

Same author

Editorial: Farewell to history.

Anaesthesia·2011

Same author

Determinants of hospital costs associated with traumatic brain injury in England and Wales.

Anaesthesia·2008

Same author

Drotrecogin alfa (activated): diffusion from clinical trials to clinical practice.

European journal of anaesthesiology·2007

Same author

Antipsychotic drugs and the acute respiratory distress syndrome.

British journal of anaesthesia·2007

Same author

Cost effectiveness of adult intensive care in the UK.

Anaesthesia·2007

Same journal

Pulmonary artery catheters or central venous catheters for cardiac surgery: the PUMA Pilot randomised clinical trial.

Anaesthesia·2026

Same journal

Opioid-free vs. opioid-inclusive anaesthesia with or without regional anaesthesia for postoperative pain.

Anaesthesia·2026

Same journal

Optimal dose of intra-operative dexmedetomidine for postoperative delirium prevention: a reply.

Anaesthesia·2026

Same journal

Optimal dose of intra-operative dexmedetomidine for postoperative delirium prevention.

Anaesthesia·2026

Same journal

Pain control or brain protection with esketamine: a reply.

Anaesthesia·2026

Same journal

A step forward for patient-centred fasting guidelines: a reply.

Anaesthesia·2026

See all related articles

Cardiac risk scoring systems help estimate peri-operative adverse cardiac events. This review discusses the performance measures, benefits, and weaknesses of cardiac screening tests used in clinical algorithms.

Area of Science:

Cardiology
Medical Diagnostics
Clinical Risk Assessment

Background:

Cardiac risk scoring systems are crucial for estimating peri-operative major adverse cardiac events.
While peri-operative cardiac complications are infrequent, accurate risk assessment is vital.
Clinical algorithms employ sequential screening tests to identify high-risk patients.

Purpose of the Study:

To describe performance measures for cardiac screening tests.
To illustrate the potential benefits and weaknesses of these screening tests.
To enhance the understanding of predictive performance in cardiac risk assessment.

Main Methods:

Review of existing literature on cardiac screening tests.
Analysis of performance metrics such as sensitivity and specificity.

Related Experiment Videos

Discussion of clinical algorithms utilizing sequential screening.

Main Results:

Commonly used cardiac screening tests have limitations due to low sensitivity and specificity.
The predictive performance of current screening tests may not be fully satisfactory.
Understanding performance measures is key to interpreting test results.

Conclusions:

Accurate assessment of cardiac screening test performance is essential.
Awareness of test benefits and weaknesses can improve clinical decision-making.
Further refinement of screening tests may be needed for better risk prediction.