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Preoperative Cardiac Risk Stratification Using the Revised Cardiac Risk Index

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The Revised Cardiac Risk Index (RCRI) predicts major perioperative cardiac complications—such as cardiac arrest or myocardial infarction—using just six patient factors, and it was validated in a large cohort of over 4,000 patients, making it one of the most widely used tools in preoperative medicine.

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A patient's heart might be perfectly fine at rest, yet harbor a hidden risk that only emerges under the stress of surgery. How do you predict that risk before the first incision?