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Area of Science:

  • Cardiology
  • Preoperative Medicine
  • Surgical Risk Assessment

Background:

  • Current guidelines offer summaries of preoperative exercise tests for non-cardiac surgery.
  • Expert consensus is lacking on methods for identifying patients at risk for perioperative complications.
  • Numerous studies explore the impact of preoperative exercise stress testing on predicting cardiovascular risk.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the utility of various preoperative exercise tests in predicting perioperative complications.
  • To discuss the evolving role of exercise electrocardiography (ECG) and the rise of imaging techniques.
  • To highlight the importance of the six-minute walk test (6MWT) and cardiopulmonary exercise testing in risk stratification.

Main Methods:

  • Review of published literature on preoperative exercise stress testing.
  • Comparison of traditional exercise ECG with newer imaging modalities.
  • Evaluation of the six-minute walk test (6MWT) and cardiopulmonary testing for risk assessment.

Main Results:

  • Exercise ECG's role in perioperative cardiac risk prediction has diminished with the rise of imaging techniques.
  • The six-minute walk test (6MWT) is a useful tool for preoperative assessment and postoperative rehabilitation.
  • Cardiopulmonary exercise testing effectively assesses cardiorespiratory status and stratifies risk factors.

Conclusions:

  • Further research is needed on ischemic stress tests, particularly diastolic stress tests, for perioperative risk assessment.
  • Investigating these tests in cardiac patients, especially those with comorbidities, before high-risk surgery is essential.
  • Current data is insufficient regarding the use of specific ischemic stress tests for predicting perioperative risk.