REDUCING GLOBAL PERIOPERATIVE RISK
This resource center is jointly hosted by The American Journal of Medicine,
The American Journal of Cardiology, and the Canadian Journal of Cardiology.
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- The VISION Study (Vascular Events in Noncardiac Surgery Patients Cohort Evaluation) was a prospective multicenter international cohort study. Main study objectives included evaluation of perioperative vascular complications in patients >45 years of age undergoing non-cardiac surgery. The study also assessed the value of routine high-sensitivity Troponin T (hsTnT) measurement for detection of myocardial injury after non-cardiac surgery (MINS) and adverse event prognostication.
- The study recruited 40,000 patients at 28 sites in 15 countries in North and South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia. Patients were recruited consecutively between August 6, 2007 and January 11, 2011.
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