Oluwatobi O Onafowokan, Waleed Ahmad, Kimberly McFarland, Tyler K Williamson, Peter Tretiakov, Jamshaid M Mir, Ankita Das, Joshua Bell, Sara Naessig, Shaleen Vira, Virginie Lafage, Carl Paulino, Bassel Diebo, Andrew Schoenfeld, Hamid Hassanzadeh, Pawel P Jankowski, Aaron Hockley, Peter Gust Passias
BACKGROUND: With the increasing amount of elective spine fusion patients presenting with cardiac disease and congestive heart failure, it is becoming difficult to assess when it is safe to proceed with surgery. Assessing the severity of heart failure (HF) through ejection fraction may provide insight into patients' short- and long-term risks. PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to assess the severity of HF on perioperative outcomes of spine fusion surgery patients...
2024: Journal of Craniovertebral Junction and Spine