Background and aim of the study
Guidelines on myocardial revascularization indicate for type V
myocardial infarction (MI) that postoperative troponin elevations need
not be exclusively ischemic but may also be caused by direct epicardial
injury. Additional complexity arises from the introduction of
high-sensitive troponin markers. The present study attempts to
contribute to the understanding of postoperative high-sensitive cardiac
troponin T (hs-cTnT) increase.