Volatile Anesthetics in Cardiac Protection

Patients undergoing stenting procedures, or cardiac or non-cardiac surgery could develop myocardial damage as testified by cardiac troponin release. Sevoflurane (volatile anesthetic), routinely used in cardiac and non-cardiac anesthesia, has cardioprotective properties that could be useful to reduce cardiac damage, as indicated by cardiac troponin release in different contexts: * stenting procedures (periprocedural administration) * non-cardiac surgery (during the whole procedure) * cardiac surgery (during the whole procedure)