While intraoperative mortality has diminished greatly over the last several decades, the risk
of death within 30 days of surgery remains stubbornly high and is ultimately related to …

Background Surgical patients frequently experience postoperative increases in creatinine
levels. The authors hypothesized that even small increases in postoperative creatinine …

Abstract Purpose of Review Heart failure (HF) continues to be a public health burden
despite advances in therapy, and the natriuretic peptide (NP) system is clearly of critical …

Background—The independent predictive value of troponin T (TNT) after on-pump cardiac
surgery was established in several studies. However, adjustment was limited to preoperative …

Aims B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) is a cardiac neurohormone that is secreted in
response to ventricular volume expansion and pressure overload. There are conflicting data …

Background Postoperative heart failure remains the major cause of death after cardiac
surgery. As N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) is a predictor for …

Background: Elevated B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) is reflective of impaired cardiac
function and is associated with worse prognosis among patients with coronary artery …

Highlights•The current risk scores may underestimate surgical risk in higher-risk patients
who underwent cardiac surgery.•Preoperative natriuretic peptides predict adverse outcomes …

Postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) after cardiac surgery remains a highly prevalent and
costly condition that negatively impacts patient quality of life and survival. Numerous …

Objectives The objective of this systematic review was to evaluate the current evidence on
the utility of pre-operative B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) and N-terminal-pro B-type …