Post op troponin predicts mortality

In this large prospective cohort of patients post-noncardiac surgery, mild increases in troponin T were associated with significantly higher 30 day mortality; overall mortality was ~2% in the cohort. Compared to those with normal postoperative troponinT (<0.02  ng/mL) those >0.30 ng/mL had a hazard ratio of 30 day mortality of 10.5, and a 30 day mortality rate of 17%. Post operative TroponinT add prognostic value for predicting 30 day mortality (abstract)