Key result
Myocardial injury frequently complicates noncardiac surgery, presenting without ischemic symptoms in ~80% of cases.
Myocardial injury after noncardiac surgery is a frequent (12-24%) and predominantly asymptomatic complication.
Alerts clinicians to frequent silent myocardial injury after noncardiac surgery; leaves open optimal screening and management strategies.
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Kulkarni et al. (2024) studied this question. Myocardial injury after noncardiac surgery occurs in 12% to 24% of patients, with more than 80% presenting without ischemic symptoms.
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