Letter to the Editor concerning “The incidence of myocardial infarction after lumbar spine surgery” by Harwin B, Formanek B, Spoonamore M, Robertson D, Buser Z, Wang JC (Eur Spine J. 2019; doi:10.1007/s00586-019-06072-4)

[摘要] I read with great interest a manuscript written by Harwin and colleagues, demonstrating that the preoperative risk factors, patient demographics, and surgical procedure type were associated with an increased incidence of myocardial infarction following lumbar spine surgery using a large-scale cohort. We believe that their fndings would contribute to preoperative risk stratifcation and improved perioperative management. I have several concerns to improve the implication of their fndings.