Question

A 74-year-old scheduled for intermediate-risk noncardiac surgery has good functional capacity (≥4 METs) and no active cardiac conditions; RCRI is 0. Appropriate preoperative cardiovascular testing?

Accepted Answer

No further cardiac testing

Answer

Nuclear stress test

Answer

Resting echocardiogram for all patients ≥65 years

Answer

Coronary CT angiography

Answer

Invasive coronary angiography

Practice question

A 74-year-old scheduled for intermediate-risk noncardiac surgery has good functional capacity (≥4 METs) and no active cardiac conditions; RCRI is 0. Appropriate preoperative cardiovascular testing?