Don’t forget the right ventricle

McCall, P. , Lafferty, B. and Shelley, B. (2020) Don’t forget the right ventricle. Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia, 34(8), pp. 2283-2284. (doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2020.02.023) (PMID:32217043)

Abstract

In their recent article, González-Tallada et al. demonstrated an incidence of myocardial injury after noncardiac surgery (MINS) in 27.3% of patients undergoing thoracic surgery.1 MINS was defined as a postoperative troponin I level >0.04 ng/mL (>99th percentile) without evidence of a nonischemic cause of troponin I elevation. Independent association was demonstrated between occurrence of MINS and both smoking and extent of resection (lobectomy or pneumonectomy compared with other types of resection).

• Item Type: Articles (Letter)
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Shelley, Dr Benjamin and McCall, Dr Philip and Lafferty, Dr Brian
• Authors: McCall, P., Lafferty, B., and Shelley, B.
• College/School: College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Medicine, Dentistry & Nursing
• Journal Name: Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia
• Publisher: Elsevier
• ISSN: 1053-0770
• ISSN (Online): 1532-8422
• Published Online: 24 March 2020
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2020 Elsevier Inc.
• First Published: First published in Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia 34(8): 2283-2284
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced in accordance with the publisher copyright policy