A 68-year-old woman with multiple cardiac risk factors had the sudden onset of crushing substernal chest pain. Despite aggressive thrombolytic therapy, the patient had electrocardiogram (ECG) evidence of a transmural anterolateral myocardial infarction (MI). Three weeks following the MI, the patient develops acute cholecystitis and presents for a cholecystectomy. Q1.
What is the cardiac risk in this patient? Q2. What should additional investigations be performed? *This case is from Docplexus Editorial Team for educative purpose only Source: 106-Clinical Cases in Anesthesia
