Perioperative clinical variables and long-term survival following vascular surgery

Figure 1 Data from the Reduction of Atherothrombosis for Continued Health registry. Approximately 50% of patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD) and polyvascular disease have concomitant coronary artery disease. Reproduced with permission from society for vascular surgery.

Figure 2 Odds of a major cardiovascular event according to baseline ankle-brachial index in patients with diabetes mellitus. Reproduced with permission from Mehler et al[16]. MI: Myocardial infarction; CV: Cardiovascular, ABI: Ankle-brachial index.

Figure 3 Outcomes at 30 d following vascular surgery according to number of risks as enumerated in the revised cardiac risk index. MI: Myocardial infarction.

Figure 4 Primary outcome of the coronary artery revascularization prophylaxis trial: Overall survival at 2. 7 yr was no different between groups (22 % vs 23%).

Figure 5 The vascular events in Noncardiac Surgery Patients Cohort Evaluation Study. Peak troponin T values (TnT) of 0.02 ng/mL were associated with increased (4%) risk of death at 30 d relative to TnT levels < 0.01. Reproduced with permission from Devereaux et al[28].