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Editorial
. 2018 Mar 20;137(12):1233-1235.
doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.117.032201.

High-Sensitivity Troponin in Noncardiac Surgery: Pandora's Box or Opportunity for Precision Perioperative Care?

Aditya Mandawat  1 , L Kristin Newby  2
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Editorial

High-Sensitivity Troponin in Noncardiac Surgery: Pandora's Box or Opportunity for Precision Perioperative Care?

Aditya Mandawat et al. Circulation. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Editorials; high-sensitivity troponin; myocardial necrosis; surgery.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest Disclosures

Dr. Mandawat: none.

Dr. Newby: consulting relationships with Roche Diagnostics, Philips Healthcare, and Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics.

Comment on

  • Perioperative Myocardial Injury After Noncardiac Surgery: Incidence, Mortality, and Characterization.
    Puelacher C, Lurati Buse G, Seeberger D, Sazgary L, Marbot S, Lampart A, Espinola J, Kindler C, Hammerer A, Seeberger E, Strebel I, Wildi K, Twerenbold R, du Fay de Lavallaz J, Steiner L, Gurke L, Breidthardt T, Rentsch K, Buser A, Gualandro DM, Osswald S, Mueller C; BASEL-PMI Investigators. Puelacher C, et al. Circulation. 2018 Mar 20;137(12):1221-1232. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.117.030114. Epub 2017 Dec 4. Circulation. 2018. PMID: 29203498

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