Aetiology of perioperative myocardial injury: a scientific conundrum with profound clinical implications

Br J Anaesth. 2020 Nov;125(5):642-646. doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2020.08.007. Epub 2020 Sep 6.

Authors

Simon J Howell¹, Oliver I Brown², W Scott Beattie³

Affiliations

¹ Leeds Institute of Medical Research at St James's, University of Leeds, St James's University Hospital, Leeds, UK. Electronic address: s.howell@leeds.ac.uk.
² Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.
³ Department of Anaesthesia, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.

PMID: 32900504
DOI: 10.1016/j.bja.2020.08.007

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Keywords: complication; myocardial infarction; myocardial injury; myocardial ischaemia; perioperative outcome; troponin.

Publication types

Editorial
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MeSH terms

Cohort Studies
MicroRNAs*
Myocardium
Prospective Studies
Troponin

Substances

MicroRNAs
Troponin