Postoperative ICU Biomarkers and Early Mortality After Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in Severe Aortic Stenosis With Reduced Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction: Limited Discrimination of High-Sensitivity Troponin T

Francisco Javier González-Ruiz, Luis Efrén Santos-Martínez, Daniel J. Woytowich, Chantale Gilles-Herrera, Jacob J. Cruz-Sánchez, Rafael Magaña-González, Bin Xie, Department of Applied Biostatistics, School of Community , Global Health, Claremont Graduate University, Department of Cardiovascular Critical Care, National Institute of Cardiology, Mexico City, Department of Pediatric Cardiovascular Critical Care, National Institute of Cardiology, Mexico City

Seminars in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

Published online on August 17, 2026

Abstract

Seminars in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia, Ahead of Print.
Early postoperative risk stratification after surgical aortic valve replacement remains challenging in patients with severe aortic stenosis and reduced left ventricular ejection fraction. Although postoperative troponin elevation is expected after open-...