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. 2013 Sep 6;8(9):e74241. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0074241

Table 5. Assessment of early enzyme levels in 290 patients undergoing CABG.

Laboratory without complication with complication p-Value
(n=254) (n=36)
Delay before 1st post-operative laboratory analysis (hours) 8.1 ± 1.0 8.1 ± 1 .554
CK_6 to 8h (U/l) 310.4 ± 168.9 396.9 ± 304.8 .356
CK-MB_6 to 8h (U/l) 13.2 ± 8.5 25 ± 27.2 .007
TnT_6 to 8h (ng/ml) 0.3 ± 0.2 0.7 ± 0.8 .005
Delay before 2nd post-operative laboratory analysis (hours) 16.1 ± 2.4 17.3 ± 2.6 .027
CK_20h (U/l) 635.7 ± 638.8 859.1 ± 1231.6 .942
CK-MB_20h (U/l) 16.1 ± 15.8 34 ± 45.3 .051
TnT_20h (ng/ml) 0.3 ± 0.2 1.0 ± 1.4 <0.001
Max_CK (U/l) 634.9 ± 631.7 840 ± 1145.8 .757
Max_CK-MB (U/l) 17.3 ± 15.6 37.6 ± 44.7 .004
Max_TnT (ng/ml) 0.3 ± 0.2 1.1 ± 1.4 .002

CK, creatine kinase; TnT, troponin T