Perioperative Levels and Changes of High-Sensitivity Troponin T Are Associated With Cardiovascular Events in Vascular Surgery Patients*

Abstract

The risk predictive power of high-sensitive cardiac troponin T change in addition to the Revised Cardiac Risk Index could facilitate 1) detection of patients at highest risk for perioperative myocardial ischemia, 2) evaluation and development of cardioprotective therapeutic strategies, and 3) decisions for admission to and discharge from high-density care units.