TROPONIN T AND N-TERMINAL PRO-BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE CHANGES IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION OF THE PROSTATE

Our study indicates that in patients with no prior cardiac history TURP does not cause myocardial damage indicated by nonincrease of Trop T. There are slight increases in pro-BNP after TURP in some patients although the exact clinical significance is uncertain.