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The prognostic value of troponin release after adult cardiac surgery - a meta-analysis
Journal Paper/Review - Aug 19, 2009
Lurati Buse Giovanna A, Koller Michael T, Grapow Martin, Bolliger Daniel, Seeberger Manfred, Filipovic Miodrag
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Brief description/objective
To assess the accuracy of increased troponin (Tn) concentrations for the prediction of mid-term (>/=12 months) mortality after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) and valve surgery, we performed a systematic review identifying all studies reporting on the association between postoperative troponin release and mortality after cardiac surgery. Studies were identified through 30 April 2008 by electronic searches of the MEDLINE, EMBASE and BIOSIS databases. Two reviewers independently selected studies, assessed methodological quality and extracted the data. We primarily considered mid-term (>/=12 months) and secondarily short-term (