March 1, 2005Point of Care The Journal of Near-Patient Testing & Technology

Brain Natriuretic Peptide (BNP) as a Marker of Perioperative Cardiac Damage After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG)

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Why the study?

Does plasma BNP measurement aid in the diagnosis and risk stratification of perioperative myocardial infarction in patients undergoing CABG?

Structured PICO

Does plasma BNP measurement aid in the diagnosis and risk stratification of perioperative myocardial infarction in patients undergoing CABG?

Population

34 patients who underwent coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), categorized into uncomplicated perioperative course (n=8), nonspecific ECG changes and/or slight increase in cTnI (n=11), and perioperative myocardial infarction (n=15).

Intervention

Plasma BNP measurement before surgery, immediately after, and 4, 8, 12, 16, 24, 48, and 72 hours after CABG

Outcome

Plasma BNP levels and their correlation with perioperative myocardial infarction (PMI) up to 72 hours post-surgerysurrogate

Acutely elevated plasma BNP levels after CABG correlate with the extent of perioperative cardiac damage and may be useful for risk stratification.

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Implication

BNP trends may support post-CABG risk stratification by damage extent; leaves open prospective validation for perioperative MI diagnosis.

Cite This Study

Sztefko et al. (2005) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8ba24860c8c47a9ee3da75 https://doi.org/10.1097/01.poc.0000157174.29962.7c

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Brain Natriuretic Peptide (BNP) as a Marker of Perioperative Cardiac Damage After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG)

Structured PICO

Discussion

Implication

Cite This Study

Brain Natriuretic Peptide (BNP) as a Marker of Perioperative Cardiac Damage After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG)

Structured PICO

Discussion

Implication

Cite This Study

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