Endothelial dysfunction and myocardial injury after major emergency abdominal surgery: a prospective cohort study

Background Preoperative endothelial dysfunction is a predictor of myocardial injury and major adverse cardiac events. Non-cardiac surgery is known to induce acute endothelial changes. The aim of this explorative cohort study was to assess the extent of systemic endothelial dysfunction after major emergency abdominal surgery and the potential association with postoperative myocardial injury. Methods Patients undergoing major emergency abdominal...