Clinical chemistry
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Clin. Chem.
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Increased cardiac troponins in blood are observed after virtually every open heart surgery, indicating perioperative myocardial cell injury. We sought to determine the optimum time point for blood sampling and the respective cutoff value of cardiac troponin T (cTnT) for risk assessment in patients undergoing cardiac surgery. ⋯ A single postoperative cTnT measurement can be used to estimate myocardial cell injury that impacts long-term survival after open heart surgery. It adds independently to established risk indicators.