Journal article
High-Sensitivity Troponin I after Cardiac Surgery and 30-Day Mortality
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Consensus recommendations regarding the threshold levels of cardiac troponin elevations for the definition of perioperative myocardial infarction and clinically important periprocedural myocardial injury in patients undergoing cardiac surgery range widely (from >10 times to ≥70 times the upper reference limit for the assay). Limited evidence is available to support these recommendations.
METHODS: We undertook an international …
Authors
Devereaux PJ; Lamy A; Chan MTV; Allard RV; Lomivorotov VV; Landoni G; Zheng H; Paparella D; McGillion MH; Belley-Côté EP
Journal
New England Journal of Medicine, Vol. 386, No. 9, pp. 827–836
Publisher
Massachusetts Medical Society
Publication Date
March 3, 2022
DOI
10.1056/nejmoa2000803
ISSN
0028-4793