title: Utility of cardiac troponin measurement after cardiac surgery.
abstract: Postoperative cardiac failure due to myocardial necrosis remains a major complication in cardiac surgical procedures and its diagnosis is still difficult. In fact, cardiac enzymes, electrocardiogram and echographic signs are often misleading. The prognostic valve of troponin I after coronary artery bypass or conventional value surgery has been evaluated in 500 adult patients. Postoperative troponin I concentrations after cardiac surgery represent an independent variable associated with mortality (in-hospital death) and morbidity (low cardiac output and acute renal failure).
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Biochimie A, Hôpital Bichat, Paris, France.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dehoux
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Provenchère
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Benessiano
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lasocki
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Lecharny
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bronchard
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Dilly
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Philip
mesh_terms: D015415:Biomarkers; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D006801:Humans; D009206:Myocardium / Q000737:chemistry*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014336:Troponin / Q000032:analysis* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D014336:Troponin