Aspirin and Clonidine Fail to Help Surgery Patients

Heart attacks (myocardial infarctions) are among the most common and serious side effects of noncardiac surgery. An effective regimen to minimize this risk has been the subject of considerable debate in recent years. The controversy was recently exacerbated because the recommendation to use beta-blockers in this setting was based on research which has now been…

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Troponin T Test Helps Assess Risk Following Noncardiac Surgery

A new study in JAMA finds that postoperative Troponin T (TnT) tests can independently improve 30 day mortality risk assessment among patients who have had noncardiac surgery. The VISION (Vascular Events in Noncardiac Surgery Patients Cohort Evaluation) study investigators evaluated the prognostic power of postoperative fourth-generation TnT testing in 15,133 patients. Overall mortality at 30 days was…

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