Cellular precOnditioning for Post-Surgical Myocardial Ischemic Complications - Observational Study
The goal of this observational study is to collect health data on people who are at high risk of having heart complications and are having a surgery that is not on the heart. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Is this study feasible in terms of recruiting enough people to participate in this study? * How often do heart complications happen in people who are at high risk of heart complications and are having a surgery that is not on the heart? Participants will have their usual care and will also be asked to: * Have extra bloodwork done * Complete some surveys * Have two echocardiograms (ultrasounds of the heart) * Continue to follow-up with the research team for one year after their surgery Researchers will compare how often heart complications occur in this high risk population to a future study where participants will receive stem cells before their surgery.
⁃ A participant must meet all 5 inclusion criteria to be eligible:
• Referred for elective intermediate to high risk noncardiac surgery as defined by the American Heart Association guidelines (e.g., intrathoracic, open intraabdominal, or open vascular surgery)
• 45 years of age or older
• Revised cardiac risk index ≥ 2
• NT-proBNP level of ≥ 200 pg/mL
• Able to provide informed consent