PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Samuel Horr
AU  - Grant Reed
AU  - Venu Menon
TI  - Troponin elevation after noncardiac surgery: Significance and management
AID  - 10.3949/ccjm.82a.15076
DP  - 2015 Sep 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 595--602
VI  - 82
IP  - 9
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/82/9/595.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/82/9/595.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med2015 Sep 01; 82
AB  - How to interpret and manage troponin elevations after noncardiac surgery is a common clinical question for cardiologists and internists. An estimated 5% to 25% of patients who undergo noncardiac surgery have an elevated postoperative troponin level. Patients with troponin elevation are at higher short-term and long-term risk of morbidity and mortality. Current guidelines provide few recommendations on how to manage these patients. The authors review the evidence and guidelines and propose treatment strategies.