Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2882866 | The Annals of Thoracic Surgery | 2007 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
Postoperative cTnI measured 24 hours after heart surgery is independently associated with operative death and perioperative myocardial infarction and improves the ability to predict operative mortality in comparison with preoperative risk scores alone.
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Authors
A. Selcuk MD, Thomas PhD, Salima MD, John MD, Herbert B. MD, PhD, Rosemary F. MD, John T. MD, Edward O. MD, PhD, Hanna E. MD, MPH,