Myocardial injury after major non-cardiac surgery evaluated with advanced cardiac imaging: a pilot study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Myocardial injury after non-cardiac surgery (MINS) is a frequent complication caused by cardiac and non-cardiac pathophysiological mechanisms, but often it is subclinical. MINS is associated with increased morbidity and mortality, justifying the need to its diagnose and the investigation of their causes for its potential prevention.

Methods

Prospective, observational, pilot study, aiming to detect MINS, its relationship with silent coronary artery disease and its effect on future adverse outcomes in patients undergoing major non-cardiac surgery and without postoperative signs or symptoms of myocardial ischemia. MINS was defined by a high-sensitive cardiac troponin T (hs-cTnT) concentration > 14 ng/L at 48-72 h after surgery and exceeding by 50% the preoperative va

SUBMITTER: Alvarez-Garcia J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9911951 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature