Cardiac complications are among the most frequent in patients undergoing carotid endarterectomy for asymptomatic lesions. This excess of cardiac events in patients with no neurological symptoms of carotid stenosis is essential to balance the risk/benefit ratio of carotid endarterectomy. A routine cardiology consultation prior surgery could reduce perioperative infarction rate, general complications and even mortality. …
Post PCI High Sensitivity Troponin Elevation: No Prognostic Value
The prognostic value of high sensitivity troponin elevation after elective PCI in patients with or without elevated baseline values remains unclear. The aim of this study was to measure the prognostic value of post elective procedure high sensitivity troponin and to determine whether this may be influenced by baselines TnT values. The study…