Incremental Prognostic Value of NT-proBNP Beyond Treadmill Testing for Perioperative Cardiovascular Events in Noncardiac Surgery Candidates: Results from a Multicenter Prospective Cohort.

Diagnostics (Basel) · 2026 · PMC13025350 · PMID 41897602

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Mean achieved METs showed a nonsignificant trend toward lower values in the event group (10.92 ± 3.46 vs. 12.13 ± 2.38, p = 0.09); however, poor functional capacity (METs < 7) was significantly more prevalent among patients with events (15.4% vs. 2.6%, p = 0.022). 3.4.

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Exercise-induced chest pain and dyspnea during treadmill testing were numerically more common in patients with events, although these differences did not reach statistical significance.

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