Postoperative serum troponin T concentration in patients undergoing aortic valve replacement does not predict early postoperative outcome.

Background: The measurement of serum cardiac troponin T concentration (cTnT) after aortic valve replacement (AVR) provides the opportunity to assess the degree of myocardial damage and may have some prognostic value.

Aim: To determine whether elevated troponin level is related to patient outcome.

Methods: We investigated patient outcome and postoperative serum concentration of troponin T in 79 patients who underwent AVR.