Sex differences in myocardial injury after non-cardiac surgery and postoperative mortality.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Myocardial injury after non-cardiac surgery (MINS) has recently been accepted as a predictor of mortality. However, sex differences in the incidence of MINS and survival thereafter are not fully understood. This study aimed to compare the incidence of MINS and mortality among male and female patients.

Methods

This single-center study was conducted using the database of a large tertiary referral hospital. Consecutive patients with cardiac troponin (cTn) detected within 30 days after non-cardiac surgery performed between January 2010 and June 2019 were grouped according to sex. The incidence of MINS and mortality of patients with MINS were compared between men and women.

Results

Of the 33,311 patients, 18,546 (55.7%) were men and 14,765 (44.3%) were women. In

SUBMITTER: Kwon JH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10018929 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature