Academic Editor: Carmela Rita Balistreri
Elderly patients scheduled for major elective vascular surgery are at high risk
for a major adverse cardiac events (MACE). The objectives of the study were: (1)
To determine the individual discriminatory ability of four risk prediction models
and four biomarkers in predicting MACEs in elderly patients undergoing major
elective vascular surgery; (2) to find a prognostic model with the best
characteristics; (3) to examine the significance of all preoperative parameters;
and (4) to determine optimal cut-off values for biomarkers with best predictor
capabilities. We enrolled 144 geriatric patients, aged 69.97