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In the present study, we aimed to investigate the relationship between mediastinitis and persistently elevated cardiac-specific biomarkers [troponin T (TnT) and N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP)] and C-reactive protein (CRP) at mid-term follow-up following CABG.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Material and methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>The epidemiologic design was of an exposed (mediastinitis, <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic> = 41) vs. randomly selected non-exposed (non-mediastinitis) controls (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic> = 41) cohort. Serum samples for measurements of NT-proBNP, TnT, and CRP were obtained at a median follow up time of 2.7 (range 0.5\u20135.2) years after CABG surgery.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>NT-proBNP (mean 65.0 pg\/ml vs. 34.8 pg\/ml, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.007) and TnT levels (mean 14.7 ng\/L vs. 11.2 ng\/L, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.004) were significantly higher in the mediastinitis group than in the control group. Patients with mediastinitis had also higher body mass index (BMI) and were more likely to have diabetes and previous myocardial infarction. There was no difference in serum CRP level between the groups. After controlling for potential confounders (previous myocardial infarction, age, and BMI), the presence of mediastinitis was associated with higher levels of log NT-proBNP (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.02) and log TnT (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.04).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Mediastinitis increases the concentrations of cardiac-specific biomarkers NT-proBNP and TnT at mid-term follow-up, representing persistent myocardial injury and impaired cardiac function.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fcvm.2023.1008825","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,2,7]],"date-time":"2023-02-07T06:18:50Z","timestamp":1675750730000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Increased levels of NT-proBNP and troponin T 2 years after coronary artery bypass grafting complicated by mediastinitis"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"10","author":[{"given":"Ivar","family":"Risnes","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"P\u00e5l","family":"Aukrust","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Runar","family":"Lundblad","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Olaf","family":"R\u00f8devand","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Thor","family":"Ueland","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Stein Erik","family":"Rynning","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Sahrai","family":"Saeed","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023,2,7]]},"reference":[{"key":"B1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1502","DOI":"10.1016\/j.athoracsur.2010.02.038","article-title":"Mediastinitis after coronary artery bypass grafting risk factors and long term survival","volume":"89","author":"Risnes","year":"2010","journal-title":"Ann Thorac Surg."},{"key":"B2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"2245","DOI":"10.1161\/01.CIR.92.8.2245","article-title":"Mediastinitis after coronary bypass graft surgery. 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