Myocardial injury in patients after an elective abdominal aortic aneurysm repair
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| Year of publication | 2013 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Bratislavske Lekárske Listy |
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| Citation | |
| Doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.4149/BLL_2013_055 |
| Field | Other specializations of internal medicine |
| Keywords | heart; ischemia; surgery; aneurysm; complications; troponin |
| Description | A quarter of the pacients who underwent an elective aortic surgery suffered from myocardial necrosis. A cTnl rise was associated with clinically significant events in 68%; patients with cTnl release were at a significantly higher risk of cardiac and non-cardiac complications. These data confirm that patients with a postoperative rise in cTnl levels would be classified as patients at a higher risk of complications and a specific cardioprotective treatment, invasive monitoring and a longer ICU stay could be required in these cases. |