| Year | Country | Range of data set | Evidence level | Data source | Unilateral vs. bilateral | Cardiac complication studied | Follow-up period | Main risk factors studied |
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Single cohort (TKA or THA) studies | |||||||||
Fu [33] | 2017 | USA | 2005–2 013 | III | NSQIP | N/R | CA or MI | 30 days | BMI and albumin concentration |
Curtis [32] | 2018 | USA | 2008–2014 | III | NSQIP | N/R | CA or MI | 30 days | Heart failure |
Chamieh [35] | 2016 | USA | 2008–2012 | III | NSQIP | Unilateral | CA or MI | 30 days | Pre-operative anaemia |
Godoy [31] | 2016 | USA | 2013–2015 | III | Oschsner Clinic | Unilateral | MI or arrhythmia | 90 days | Pre-operative ESR and CRP levels |
Abdel [29] | 2014 | USA | 2007–2010 | II | Joint Replacement Registry | Unilateral | MI | I/H | BMI |
Meller [34] | 2016 | USA | 2011–2013 | III | Medicare inpatient claims | Unilateral and bilateral | MI | 90 days | BMI |
Mellerγ [17] | 2016 | USA | 2010–2014 | III | Medicare inpatient claims | Unilateral and bilateral | MI | 90 days | BMI |
Combined (THA and TKA) cohorts | |||||||||
Waterman [12] | 2016 | USA | 2012–2013 | III | NSQIP | Unilateral | MI and CA (requiring CPR) | 30 days | Age, hypertension and cardiac disease |
Robinson [6] | 2017 | USA | 2012–2013 | III | NSQIP | N/R | MI or CA | 30 days | Gender |
Feng [4] | 2018 | China | 2005–2015 | III | Hospital Joint Arthroplasty Registry | Unilateral and bilateral | MI or arrhythmia | 30 and 90 days | Coronary artery disease and revascularisation |
Thornqvist [8] | 2014 | Denmark | 2005–2011 | III | Danish National Patient Register and Danish Anaesthesia Register | N/R | MI or cardiac mortality | 30 days | BMI |
Menendez [11] | 2015 | USA | 2008–2011 | III | NIS | N/R | MI | I/H | Elixhauser comorbidity index variables and CAD, COPD, CVA, dementia |
Shah [7] | 2017 | USA | 2011–2014 | III | NSQIP | N/R | MI or CA | 30 days | TKA and THA |
Belmont [5] | 2014 | USA | 2006–2011 | III | NSQIP | Unilateral | MI or CA | 30 days | Many medical comorbidities and patient characteristics |
Anoushiravani [30] | 2016 | USA | 2006–2012 | III | NIS | N/R | Cardiac complications | I/H | Underweight patients |