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SUBMITTER: Suc G
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7331739 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Suc Gaspard G Estagnasie Philippe P Brusset Alain A Procopi Niki N Squara Pierre P Nguyen Lee S LS
Scientific reports 20200702 1
Patients' prognostication around cardiac surgery is key to better assess risk-benefit balance. Preoperative brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) biomarker has been associated with mortality after cardiac surgery, but its added value with EuroScore 2 remains to be confirmed. In a prospective registry cohort of 4,980 patients undergoing cardiac surgery, the prognostic performance of EuroScore 2 and preoperative BNP was assessed regarding postoperative in-hospital mortality. Discrimination feature was e ...[more]