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Table 2 Biochemical profile of enrolled patients.

From: Rule out of acute aortic dissection with plasma matrix metalloproteinase 8 in the emergency department

 

AAD

Alternative diagnosis

P

Creatinine (mg/dl)

1.02 (0.86-1.32) [N = 48]

0.99 (0.77-1.31) [N = 71]

0.21

LDH (IU/l)

415 (370-651) [N = 23]

371 (329-424) [N = 42]

0.02

Troponin-T (μg/dl)

0.010 (0.006-0.029) [N = 45]

0.010 (0.008-0.013) [N = 67]

0.69

CRP (mg/dl)

4.4 (1.6-34.3) [N = 40]

5.2 (0.9-17.5) [N = 63]

0.36

D-dimer (µg/ml)

7.16 (2.81-18.70) [N = 42]

1.34 (0.35-2.31) [N = 61]

0.0001

  1. Values are presented as median and interquartile range (IQR). N represents the sample number for each biochemical value. P values are calculated with nonparametric Mann-Whitney U test. AAD, acute aortic dissection; CRP, C-reactive protein; LDH, lactate dehydrogenase.
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