Table 6. Transthoracic echocardiography findings in PE (+) patients by cTnI levels.
Transthoracic echocardiography findings | cTnI(+) n=32 |
cTnI(–) n=30 |
P | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | (%) | n | (%) | |||
Normal | 5 | 18.5 | 10 | 38.5 | NS* | |
Pulmonary hypertension | 20 | 74.1 | 15 | 57.7 | NS | |
Left cardiac insufficiency | 5 | 18.5 | 6 | 23.1 | NS | |
Right ventricle dilatation | 19 | 70.4 | 15 | 57.7 | NS |
*NS = Not significant.