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Table 6 LVEF, TFTs, troponin and CK-MB levels in the cardiac arrest group, subdivided into those who died and those who survived the first 2 months

From: Clinical investigation: thyroid function test abnormalities in cardiac arrest associated with acute coronary syndrome

 

CA survivors

CA died

P

Number

28

22

-

T3 (ng/ml)

0.9 ± 0.31

0.72 ± 0.18

0.02

Free T3 (ng/ml)

0.22 ± 0.12

0.15 ± 0.08

0.03

T4 (μg/dl)

8.1 ± 2.5

7.02 ± 2

NS

Free T4 (ng/dl)

1.27 ± 0.5

1.14 ± 0.5

NS

TSH (μIU/ml)

1.35 ± 0.5

1.05 ± 0.6

NS

Troponin I (μg/ml)

15.2 ± 9.8

48.6 ± 28.5

<0.0001

CK-MB (IU/l)

148.7 ± 86

330.5 ± 147.7

<0.0001

LVEF (%)

48.4 ± 7.5

38.7 ± 5.3

<0.0001

  1. AMI, acute myocardial infarction; CA, cardiac arrest; CK-MB, creatine kinase MB isoenzyme; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; NS, not significant; T3, tri-iodothyronine; T4, thyroxine; TSH, thyroid-stimulating hormone.
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