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European Association for Cardio Thoracic Surgery
Publication Date: Feb 1, 2024
Page Last Updated: May 6, 2026
Gaudino M, Flather M, Capodanno D, Milojevic M, Bhatt DL, Biondi Zoccai G, Boden WE, Devereaux PJ, Doenst T, Farkouh M, Freemantle N, Fremes S, Puskas J, Landoni G, Lawton J, Myers PO, Redfors B, Sandner S. European Association of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS) expert consensus statement on perioperative myocardial infarction after cardiac surgery. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2024 Feb 1;65(2):ezad415. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezad415. PMID: 38420786.
Cardiac surgery may lead to myocardial damage and release of cardiac biomarkers through various mechanisms such as cardiac manipulation, systemic inflammation, myocardial hypoxia, cardioplegic arrest and ischaemia caused by coronary or graft occlusion. Defining perioperative myocardial infarction (PMI) after cardiac surgery presents challenges, and the association between the current PMI definitions and postoperative outcomes remains uncertain. To address these challenges, the European Association of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS) facilitated collaboration among a multidisciplinary group to evaluate the existing evidence on the mechanisms, diagnosis and prognostic implications of PMI after cardiac surgery.
D017202 - Myocardial Ischemia
D009203 - Myocardial Infarction
D017202 - Myocardial Ischemia
D009203 - Myocardial Infarction
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