The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 122, Issue 6 , Pages 559-565 , June 2009

Preoperative Cardiac Risk Index Predicts Long-term Mortality and Health Status

  • Sanne E. Hoeks

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anaesthesiology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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  • Wilma J.M. Scholte op Reimer

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing, Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands
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  • Yvette R.B.M. van Gestel

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anaesthesiology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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  • Kim G. Smolderen

      Affiliations

    • CoRPS, Department of Medical Psychology, Tilburg University, Tilburg, the Netherlands
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  • Hence Verhagen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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  • Ron T. van Domburg

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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  • Hero van Urk

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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  • Don Poldermans

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anaesthesiology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationRequests for reprints should be addressed to Don Poldermans, MD, PhD, Erasmus Medical Center, Room H805, ‘s-Gravendijkwal 230, 3015 GD Rotterdam, the Netherlands

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 Funding: This work was funded by the Dutch Heart Foundation, The Hague, The Netherlands (2000T101).

 Conflict of Interest: S. E. Hoeks and Y. R. B. M. van Gestel are supported by an unrestricted research grant from “Lijf & Leven” Foundation, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

 Authorship: All authors had access to the data in the study and a role in writing the manuscript.

PII: S0002-9343(09)00101-6

doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2008.10.041

The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 122, Issue 6 , Pages 559-565 , June 2009

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