Patterns and Diagnostic Value of Cardiac Troponin I vs. Troponin T and CKMB after OPCAB Surgery*

Abstract

CTnI after minimal invasive surgery shows a characteristic pattern with a maximum at 24h after the operation. The measurement of postoperative biochemical marker concentrations, specially cTnI, reflects myocardial injury incurred during the procedure. It is an accurate method for confirming or excluding a perioperative myocardial injury diagnosis after OPCAB surgery.