Table 2.
Cardiovascular parameters are in general not associated with troponin positivity in this cohort other than LV dysfunction.
| Variable | All N = 218 |
Troponin positive | Troponin negative | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Echo data available (Y:N) | 144:74 | 100:36 | 44:38 | 0.003 |
| N = 144 | ||||
| Abnormal ECG (Y:N) | 43:101 | 31:69 | 12:32 | 0.712 |
| Arrhythmia (Y:N) | 7:137 | 7:93 | 0:44 | 0.167 |
| LVF | 16:128 | 15:85 | 1:43 | 0.051 |
| RHF | 8:136 | 8:92 | 0:44 | 0.124 |
| Pericardial effusion (Y:N) | 13:131 | 9:91 | 4:40 | 0.756 |
| High PA pressures (Y:N) | 8:136 | 7:93 | 1:43 | 0.576 |
| RWMA (Y:N) | 4:140 | 3:97 | 1:43 | 0.752 |
| CI | 4.3 (2-6.9) | 4.3 (2-6.5) | 4.2 (2.9-6.9) | 0.511 |
| ITBVI | 785 (426-1366) | 763 (426-1366) | 735 (488-1186) | 0.136 |
| EVLWI | 9.5 (4.6-34) | 9 (4-34) | 9 (6-18) | 0.882 |
CI, cardiac index; EVLWI, extravascular lung water index; ITBVI, intrathoracic blood volume index; LVF, left ventricular failure; PA, pulmonary artery; RHF, right heart failure; RWMA, regional wall motion abnormality.