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Endothelial Dysfunction and Non-cardiac Surgery

RECRUITINGSponsored by University of Chile
Actively Recruiting
SponsorUniversity of Chile
Started2023-03-25
Est. completion2025-08-01
Eligibility
Age45 Years+
Healthy vol.Accepted

Summary

Endothelial dysfunction is a cardiovascular disease hallmark. After non-cardiac surgery, cardiovascular events correlate with surgical outcomes. Understanding the role of endothelial function in these events is crucial. This research aims to study endothelial function and its association with cardiovascular events.

Eligibility

Age: 45 Years+Healthy volunteers accepted
Inclusion Criteria:

* Signed informed consent
* Patients 45 years or older

Exclusion Criteria:

* Refuse to participate in the study
* Myocardial injury or acute myocardial infarction less than two weeks ago
* Patients who expect less than 2 days of hospitalization
* Patients in whom the troponin elevation is attributed to a secondary cause (for example, sepsis, pulmonary thromboembolism, electrical cardioversion, etc.)
* Use of chemotherapy less than 2 weeks ago

Conditions5

Cardiac DeathHeart DiseaseMyocardial InjuryStrokeSurgery

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