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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Vasc Surg. 2016 Jul 19;64(5):1411–1421.e4. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2016.04.045

Table V.

Vascular Quality Initiative (VQI) Cardiac Risk Index (CRI) endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) model for postoperative myocardial infarction (POMI)

EVAR
Variable in model OR (95% CI) P value
Age continuous 1.0 (1.0-1.1) <.001
Creatinine
 ≥1.8 mg/dL or dialysis 2.0 (1.2-3.3) .006
Stress test
 Normal vs not done 0.9 (0.6-1.3) .50
 Abnormal vs not done 1.4 (0.9-2.1) .08
CAD
 Asymptomatic vs none 1.4 (1.0-1.9) .02
 Symptomatic vs none 1.9 (1.3-2.6) <.001
Diabetes 1.5 (1.1-2.0) .007
CHF symptomatic vs asymptomatic/
 none
2.7 (1.7-4.2) <.001
Urgency symptomatic 2.4 (1.6-3.8) <.001
AAA diameter, mm
 55-60 vs <55 1.0 (0.69-1.6) .87
 >60 vs <55 1.5 (1.0-2.2) .05
COPD
 Untreated vs none 1.5 (1.0-2.2) .05
 Medication/oxygen vs none 1.2 (0.90-1.6) .20
History of bypass 1.7 (0.8-3.8) .16
AUC, derivation 0.76 (0.73-0.80)
AUC, internal validation 0.73 (0.70-0.78)
AUC, external validation 0.73 (0.68-0.78)

AAA, Abdominal aortic aneurysm; AUC, area under receiver operating characteristic curve; CAD, coronary artery disease; CHF, congestive heart failure; CI, confidence interval; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; OR, odds ratio.