Myocardial Injury After Non-Cardiac Surgery

Myocardial injury after non-cardiac surgery, also known as MINS, refers to at least one elevated post-operative troponin level presumed to be of an ischemic mechanism.^[1]^[2] There is an absence of any overt non-ischemic causes to explain this elevation.

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↑ Ruetzler, Kurt; Smilowitz, Nathaniel R.; Berger, Jeffrey S.; Devereaux, P.j.; Maron, Bradley A.; Newby, L. Kristin; de Jesus Perez, Vinicio; Sessler, Daniel I. et al. (2021-11-09). "Diagnosis and Management of Patients With Myocardial Injury After Noncardiac Surgery: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association". Circulation 144 (19): e287–e305. doi:10.1161/CIR.0000000000001024. https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIR.0000000000001024.
↑ "Myocardial Injury after Noncardiac Surgery: A Large, International, Prospective Cohort Study Establishing Diagnostic Criteria, Characteristics, Predictors, and 30-day Outcomes". https://pubs.asahq.org/anesthesiology/article/120/3/564/13695/Myocardial-Injury-after-Noncardiac-SurgeryA-Large.

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[1] Ruetzler, Kurt; Smilowitz, Nathaniel R.; Berger, Jeffrey S.; Devereaux, P.j.; Maron, Bradley A.; Newby, L. Kristin; de Jesus Perez, Vinicio; Sessler, Daniel I. et al. (2021-11-09). "Diagnosis and Management of Patients With Myocardial Injury After Noncardiac Surgery: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association". Circulation 144 (19): e287–e305. doi:10.1161/CIR.0000000000001024. https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIR.0000000000001024.

[2] "Myocardial Injury after Noncardiac Surgery: A Large, International, Prospective Cohort Study Establishing Diagnostic Criteria, Characteristics, Predictors, and 30-day Outcomes". https://pubs.asahq.org/anesthesiology/article/120/3/564/13695/Myocardial-Injury-after-Noncardiac-SurgeryA-Large.