Journal of Cardiovascular Disease Research
Causes and prevention of postoperative myocardial injury
Dr. Daizy Galledar, Dr. Ganga Narang
JCDR. 2024: 677-685
Abstract
Over the past few years non-cardiac surgery has been recognised as a serious circulatory stress test which may trigger cardiovascular events such as myocardial infarction, in particular in patients at high risk. Detection of these postoperative cardiovascular events is difficult as clinical symptoms often go unnoticed. To improve detection, guidelines advise to perform routine postoperative assessment of cardiac troponin. Troponin elevation - or postoperative myocardial injury - can be caused by myocardial infarction.
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