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The Prognostic Significance of Elevated Troponin Levels in Patients with Normal Coronaries Undergoing Surgery for Aortic Valve Stenosis

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David Bleetman, Steven Law and Dumbor Ngaage

The Prognostic Significance of Elevated Troponin Levels in Patients with Normal Coronaries Undergoing Surgery for Aortic Valve Steno

Objective: The outcome of aortic valve replacement (AVR) in patients without occlusive coronary artery disease who present with raised pre-operative troponin is not clear. We therefore, investigated the operative mortality and morbidity in this subset of patients undergoing urgent surgery for aortic stenosis.

Methods: From a pool of 595 AVR patients in our institution’s database from July 2007 to July 2013, we reviewed the notes of all patients who underwent urgent su... view more»

DOI: 10.4172/2324-8602.1000233

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