Myocardial Injury After Noncardiac Surgery (MINS)

This multi-center, prospective observational study aims to develop and validate an interpretable prediction model for Myocardial Injury After Noncardiac Surgery (MINS) in patients undergoing major hepatobiliary surgery. The study adopts a nested modeling strategy, starting with baseline risk factors (e.g., RCRI) and stepwise incorporating hepatic inflow occlusion strategies (specifically comparing SPVO vs. Pringle maneuver) and routine intraoperative biomarkers. The model's performance will be evaluated using AUC, Net Reclassification Improvement (NRI), and Decision Curve Analysis (DCA), followed by interpretability analysis using SHAP values and external validation in an independent cohort.

Low blood pressure, also known as hypotension, is very common during major surgery under general anesthesia. Prolonged or severe hypotension can lead to complications such as kidney injury after surgery that slow down patient recovery. Anesthesiologists commonly administer medications called vasopressors to treat low blood pressure during surgery. These medications help raise the blood pressure back up to a safe range. Two vasopressor medications are commonly used for this purpose: norepinephrine and phenylephrine. Each of these medications has slightly different effects on the heart and blood vessels (cardiovascular system). It remains unknown which of these standard medications is better for treating low blood pressure during surgery. The goal of this clinical trial is to determine which of these two medications is better at preventing injury to the kidneys after major noncardiac surgery as well as other complications such as heart problems. Major surgeries are defined as those lasting at least two hours under general anesthesia. This trial will randomize about ten centers in North America to use either norepinephrine or phenylephrine as the primary medication to treat low blood pressure in adults undergoing major noncardiac surgery. Each hospital will prioritize one of the drugs each month, and the assigned drug will rotate each month at each hospital. No further participant involvement will be required as de-identified data are collected as part of standard medical care.

This study aims to evaluate the impact of using propranolol, a non-selective beta-blocker, on preventing myocardial injury after non-cardiac surgery (MINS) in breast cancer patients who also have hypertension or angina. Stress from surgery and anesthesia can increase sympathetic activity and inflammation, which may lead to heart stress. This pragmatic clinical trial will compare patients who are prescribed propranolol as part of their routine care with those who are not. Researchers will analyze blood samples and surgical tissues collected during normal treatment to observe changes in heart health and the tumor microenvironment.

VISION-2 is an international, multi-site, prospective observational cohort study of 20,000 patients undergoing noncardiac surgery. Continuous biometric data will be blindly collected for the first 30 postoperative days, in hospital and at home, using Vitaliti™. Following study enrollment and baseline data collection, follow up visits will occur in-hospital, at 30-days, and 1-year post-operatively. VISION-2 has 3 primary objectives, among participants who underwent noncardiac surgery, the investigators will: 1) determine the pattern and frequency of physiological precursors (i.e., biophysical signals) to MINS, BIMS, sepsis, and infection without sepsis; 2) build prediction models from these biophysical signals and their extracted features through supervised machine learning, for the prediction and early detection of those complications; and 3) build a biobank for evaluation of novel biomarkers.

Cardiac complications, particularly myocardial injury after noncardiac surgery (MINS), significantly contribute to 30-day mortality, affecting about 1 in 10 patients after noncardiac surgery. Despite its prevalence and serious implications, there is no consensus on managing myocardial injury after noncardiac surgery in clinical practice. Interventions commonly used for cardiovascular prevention in patients who had a heart attack outside of a surgery context could also be beneficial in patient with MINS. This pilot study trial aims to gather feasibility data, such as recruitment rates and intervention adherence that will guide on the design and inform on sample size of a future study with large pragmatic randomized controlled trial on the impact of systematic referral for secondary cardiovascular prevention on outcomes in patients who had a MINS.

This prospective cohort study aims to compare the incidence of Myocardial Injury after Noncardiac Surgery (MINS) in patients undergoing percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PNL) for kidney stones in supine versus prone positioning. MINS is defined as an elevated postoperative troponin level (≥0.03 ng/mL) within 48 hours after surgery. Approximately 400 patients will be enrolled, with 200 patients in each positioning group (supine and prone). The primary outcome is the incidence of MINS, assessed through troponin measurements and electrocardiogram (ECG) findings. Secondary outcomes include intraoperative complications, duration of surgery, and postoperative recovery metrics. The study seeks to determine whether surgical positioning impacts MINS risk, potentially guiding safer surgical practices.

Perioperative myocardial injury and major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) are common causes of morbidity and mortality in patients at increased cardiovascular risk undergoing non-cardiac surgery. However, research in recent years has yielded limited preventive and therapeutic measures for myocardial injury/MACE. Recent studies in patients with chronic and acute coronary artery disease have shown that colchicine administration can reduce the risk of cardiovascular events. These encouraging results in non-surgical patients ask for a similar investigation in patients undergoing major non-cardiac surgery. The aim of the proposed study is to investigate the effects of perioperative colchicine administration on the incidence of myocardial injury/MACE.