Relationship between elevated preoperative troponin T and adverse outcomes following cardiac surgery

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 73, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 40-44

  Lyon, William J ^a   Baker, Robert A ^a,b   Andrew, Marie J ^a   Tirimacco, Rosy ^a   White, Graham H ^a   Knight, John L ^a  

^a FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

^b Flinders Private Hospital   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biochemical markers; Coronary artery bypass; Mortality; Troponin T

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; TROPONIN T;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART SURGERY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROGNOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROGNOSIS; TROPONIN T;

EID: 0037284009     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1445-2197.2003.02611.x     Document Type: Article

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