A cross-sectional online survey evaluating how anaesthesiologists view cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging reports as a tool for perioperative risk evaluation.
Most anaesthesiologists incorporate cardiac MRI findings into perioperative risk evaluation.
A cross-sectional online survey evaluating how anaesthesiologists view cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging reports as a tool for perioperative risk evaluation.
Cardiovascular complications are a leading cause of perioperative adverse outcomes, particularly in patients with pre-existing cardiovascular disease.
This study evaluated how anaesthesiologists perceive and use preexisting cardiovascular magnetic resonance findings for perioperative risk evaluation.
We conducted an online survey for anaesthesiologists.
68% of surveyed anaesthesiologists at least sometimes use cardiovascular magnetic resonance findings for risk assessment.
A total of 455 anaesthesiologists from 32 countries completed the survey.
Most were board certified (84%), and 56% indicated cardiovascular or thoracic anaesthesiology (CVA) as a clinical activity.
Although left ventricular anatomy and function were widely incorporated (72%), understanding of advanced tissue characterisation markers was limited, particularly among non-CVA anaesthesiologists.
Among respondents to this voluntary survey, cardiovascular magnetic resonance findings were frequently reported as being incorporated into perioperative risk evaluation, including those without CVA specialisation.
However, use remains focused on conventional functional metrics, with limited knowledge of advanced cardiovascular magnetic resonance markers.
Further research linking cardiovascular magnetic resonance parameters to perioperative outcomes, alongside targeted education initiatives, is needed to enable evidence-based implementation in anaesthetic practice.