Prognostic value of the high-sensitivity troponin T assay after percutaneous intervention of chronic total occlusions

Conclusion In patients undergoing CTO-PCI, postprocedural hs-TnT elevation is frequent, but is not correlated with higher MACCE and mortality rates after 1-year FU in our small study population, suggestive of the limited long-term impact of troponin elevation.
Source: Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine - Category: Cardiology Tags: Research articles: Interventional cardiology Source Type: research