Great debate: myocardial infarction after cardiac surgery must be redefined

Mario Gaudino, Allan S. Jaffe, Milan Milojevic, Yader Sandoval, Philip J. Devereaux, Kristian Thygesen, Patrick O. Myers, Jolanda Kluin

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Abstract

Pros and cons of redefining peri-operative myocardial infarction (PMI) to cardiac troponin (cTn) levels of at least 130-170× 99th percentile upper reference limit (URL). CABG, coronary artery bypass grafting; CK-MB, creatine kinase-myocardial band; ECG, electrocardiogram; MI, myocardial infarction; UDMI, universal definition of myocardial infarction.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4170-4175
Number of pages6
JournalEuropean Heart Journal
Volume45
Issue number39
DOIs
StatePublished - 14 Oct 2024
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Cardiac surgery
  • Definition
  • Myocardial injury
  • Perioperative myocardial infarction

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