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Myocardial Injury After Noncardiac Surgery (MINS) in Patients Undergoing Knee and Hip Arthroplasty

Evaluation of the Incidence and Risk Factors of Myocardial Injury After Noncardiac Surgery (MINS) in Patients Undergoing Knee and Hip Arthroplasty

Status
Completed
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT07098468
Acronym
MINS
Enrollment
323
Registered
2025-08-01
Start date
2025-08-03
Completion date
2026-02-01
Last updated
2026-02-13

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Conditions

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT; ANESTHESIA, MYOCARD INFARCTUS, Non Cardiac Surgery

Keywords

Myocardial injury, noncardiac surgery

Brief summary

The aim of this study is to determine the incidence of myocardial injury after noncardiac surgery (MINS) in patients undergoing elective total knee or hip arthroplasty, and to identify the demographic, clinical, laboratory, and surgical risk factors that may contribute to its development.

Detailed description

Cardiovascular complications that develop during the perioperative period stand out as a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in patients after surgery. Especially myocardial injury (MINS) occurring after non-cardiac surgeries often progresses without clinical symptoms and signs, and therefore its diagnosis can be missed. The early detection of this silent damage is of great importance for patient safety and treatment management. It is reported that 5% to 25% of patients after non-cardiac surgery have elevated cardiac troponin (cTn) levels, and most of these patients are asymptomatic. This situation suggests that many patients are exposed to undetected myocardial damage. In patients who have experienced myocardial infarction (MI) or myocardial injury, morbidity and mortality rates are high not only before surgery but also on the 30th day and even up to the 1st year. MINS is typically detected during the perioperative period through measurements of cardiac troponin I (cTnI) or cardiac troponin T (cTnT). These proteins are the fundamental regulatory proteins of the myocardium and are sensitive and specific biomarkers for myocardial damage. Elevations in troponin levels should be identified within the first 30 days, but these elevations typically occur within the first 2 days of the postoperative period. When high-sensitivity troponin T (hs-cTnT) measurements are used, an increase of 5 ng/L or more over the previous value has been independently associated with 30-day mortality in a major international study. The aim of this study is to determine the incidence of myocardial injury after non-cardiac surgery (MINS) in patients undergoing elective total knee or hip arthroplasty and to identify the demographic, clinical, laboratory, and surgical risk factors that may contribute to it.

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

Ankara City Hospital Bilkent
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
45 Years to 80 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Age over 45 * Elective total knee or hip replacement

Exclusion criteria

* Those undergoing cardiac surgery * History of acute MI (\<30 days) * Chronic elevation of troponin

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Ischemia-related myocardial damage after noncardiac surgeryAfter surgery 30 daysDiagnostic Biochemical Criteria for MINS: Myocardial Injury after Non-Cardiac Surgery (MINS) is defined when at least one of the following high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T (hs-cTnT) criteria is met: A postoperative hs-cTnT level of at least 20 ng/L combined with a minimum absolute increase of 5 ng/L from the preoperative value, or An absolute postoperative hs-cTnT concentration of ≥ 65 ng/L, regardless of baseline values. These threshold values are used to detect subclinical myocardial injury due to ischemia that occurs after surgery, even in the absence of ischemic symptoms or electrocardiographic changes. In this study, patients meeting at least one of the above criteria within 30 days postoperatively will be classified as having MINS.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Causes of myocardial damage due to ischemia following noncardiac surgery30 daysIn this study, a secondary outcome is to investigate the causes of myocardial injury due to ischemia following non-cardiac surgery. Factors such as perioperative hemodynamic instability, type and duration of surgery, pre-existing cardiovascular comorbidities, and intraoperative events will be evaluated to identify potential contributors to ischemic myocardial damage

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Contacts

STUDY_DIRECTORMehmet Şahap

Sahap

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 14, 2026