Why the study?
Does minimal invasive coronary artery bypass grafting compared to conventional CABG affect serum cardiac troponin I release, and can cTnI accurately detect perioperative myocardial infarction?
Does minimal invasive coronary artery bypass grafting compared to conventional CABG affect serum cardiac troponin I release, and can cTnI accurately detect perioperative myocardial infarction?
Due to baseline perioperative elevations in cardiac troponin I following both conventional and minimally invasive CABG, serial measurements over 24-72 hours are required to accurately detect perioperative myocardial infarction.
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Serial cTnI sampling over 24-72 h needed to detect PMI after CABG; leaves open optimal thresholds for validation in larger cohorts.
Cattozzo et al. (2001) studied this question.
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