Christian Puelacher, Giovanna Lurati Buse, Daniela Seeberger, Lorraine Sazgary, Stella Marbot, Andreas Lampart, Jaqueline Espinola, Christoph Kindler, Angelika Hammerer, Esther Seeberger, Ivo Strebel, Karin Wildi, Raphael Twerenbold, Jeanne du Fay de Lavallaz, Luzius Steiner, Lorenz Gurke, Tobias Breidthardt, Katharina Rentsch, Andreas Buser, Danielle M Gualandro, Stefan Osswald, Christian Mueller
BACKGROUND: Perioperative myocardial injury (PMI) seems to be a contributor to mortality after noncardiac surgery. Because the vast majority of PMIs are asymptomatic, PMI usually is missed in the absence of systematic screening. METHODS: We performed a prospective diagnostic study enrolling consecutive patients undergoing noncardiac surgery who had a planned postoperative stay of ≥24 hours and were considered at increased cardiovascular risk. All patients received a systematic screening using serial measurements of high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T in clinical routine...
March 20, 2018: Circulation