Table 4.
Day 3 values for cardiac arrest subjected to cariopulmonary resuscitation alone and cardioversion alone
| CPR | CV | P | |
| Number | 28 | 22 | - |
| T3 (ng/ml) | 0.73 ± 0.24 | 0.94 ± 0.29 | <0.006 |
| Free T3 (ng/ml) | 0.16 ± 0.09 | 0.23 ± 0.05 | <0.02 |
| T4 (μg/dl) | 7.23 ± 2.34 | 8.1 ± 2.28 | NS |
| Free T4 (ng/dl) | 1.15 ± 0.4 | 1.29 ± 0.5 | NS |
| TSH (μIU/ml) | 1.09 ± 0.5 | 1.38 ± 0.6 | NS |
| Troponin I (μg/ml) | 37.3 ± 28.9 | 20.5 ± 18.7 | <0.03 |
| CK-MB (IU/l) | 271.8 ± 161.3 | 173.8 ± 107.7 | <0.02 |
| LVEF (%) | 42.1 ± 7.9 | 46.8 ± 7.8 | <0.05 |
CPR, cardiopulmonary resuscitation; CK-MB, creatine kinase MB isoenzyme; CV, cardioversion; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; NS, not significant; T3, tri-iodothyronine; T4, thyroxine; TSH, thyroid-stimulating hormone.