Cardiology consult could reduce mortality by 35% after perioperative heart injury

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By Lily Canter

Patients who experience heart damage during non-cardiac surgery may be 35% less likely to die within a year if they see a cardiologist, according to a new study.

A large-scale observational study published in the European Heart Journal showed patients were also 46% less likely to suffer a second serious heart problem, including heart attack, sudden heart failure, dangerously irregular heart rhythm or death from heart disease.