Perioperative Cardiac Troponin I Levels in Patients Undergoing Total Hip and Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Single Center Study

Abstract

BackgroundCardiac injury is one of the significant perioperative complications in major orthopedic surgeries and its early diagnosis is useful in the reduction of postoperative comorbidity. The cardiac troponin is a sensitive and specific biomarker for detecting this damage.ObjectivesThe aim of this study was to evaluate the levels of perioperative cardiac troponin I (cTnI) before and after arthroplasty in patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty (THA) and total knee arthroplasty (TKA). The effects of related variables and probable major cardiac complications were evaluated in this study.MethodsFor one year, in a prospective, cross-sectional study, the serum levels of cTnI before and 48 hours after arthroplasty were evaluated in 52 patients. Possible contributing factors including age, gender, body mass index (BMI), daily activity, history of hospitalization due to cardiovascular diseases, underlying illness, and medications were recorded. The Chi-square test, Pearson correlation, and Spearman test were used to examine the relationship between variables.ResultsThe mean cTnI increased significantly after arthroplasty (P < 0.001). There was no significant relationship between age (P = 0.708), gender (P = 0.225), BMI (P = 0.195), daily activity (0.441), underlying illness (P = 0.244), and cTnI levels after arthroplasty. Linear regression showed BMI was significantly correlated with troponin changes (P = 0.006). Five patients had heart palpitations and one had chest pain, but none of the patients had any findings in favor of cardiac injury.ConclusionscTnI levels after THA and TKA increased significantly, but this elevation was in the normal range. In addition, none of them had a new cardiac complication after arthroplasty.

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