Table 3.
Laboratory Values at the time of LVAD Implantation
| COMPLETE RECOVERY | PARTIAL RECOVERY | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | Explant (n= 163, 1.2%) |
No Explant (n= 13,291, 98.8%) |
p-value | LVEF (≥40%) (n= 761, 8.6%) |
LVEF (<40%) (n= 8,044, 91.4%) |
p-value |
| Sodium (mEq/L) | 135.4 ± 4.8 | 134.8 ± 4.8 | 0.123 | 135.5 ± 4.6 | 134.7 ± 4.8 | <0.001 |
| Potassium (mEq/L) | 4.05 ± 0.48 | 4.07 ± 0.50 | 0.580 | 4.06 ± 0.49 | 4.07 ± 0.49 | 0.880 |
| BUN (mg/dL) | 21.4 ± 11.8 | 29.8 ± 18.4 | <0.001 | 27.6 ± 15.9 | 29.6 ± 18.4 | 0.001 |
| Creatinine (mg/dL) | 1.16 ± 0.59 | 1.41 ± 0.71 | <0.001 | 1.37 ± 0.82 | 1.39 ± 0.64 | 0.500 |
| Albumin (g/dL) | 3.23 ± 0.75 | 3.40 ± 0.66 | 0.002 | 3.33 ± 0.60 | 3.40 ± 0.67 | 0.005 |
| Pre-Albumin (mg/dL) | 18.6 ± 7.0 | 18.6 ± 7.4 | 0.998 | 17.9 ± 7.2 | 18.7 ± 7.4 | 0.041 |
| Bilirubin, tot (mg/dL) | 1.46 ± 2.26 | 1.41 ± 1.83 | 0.743 | 1.35 ± 1.61 | 1.39 ± 1.54 | 0.459 |
| AST (u/L) | 87.0 ± 221.8 | 61.6 ± 239.3 | 0.188 | 76.4 ± 309.7 | 56.3 ± 206.4 | 0.091 |
| ALT (u/L) | 97.2 ± 143.4 | 71.4 ± 233.8 | 0.170 | 87.9 ± 323.0 | 68.5 ± 231.8 | 0.117 |
| WBC Count (×1000/uL) | 9.45 ± 3.8 | 8.58 ± 4.1 | 0.006 | 8.38 ± 4.0 | 8.52 ± 3.9 | 0.336 |
| Hemoglobin (g/dL) | 11.8 ± 2.0 | 11.3 ± 2.1 | 0.007 | 11.1 ± 2.0 | 11.4 ± 2.1 | 0.001 |
| Platelets (×1000/uL) | 198.9 ± 85.1 | 197.5 ± 80.8 | 0.824 | 196.3 ± 88.4 | 198.5 ± 79.3 | 0.502 |
| INR | 1.27 ± 0.42 | 1.33 ± 0.43 | 0.133 | 1.31 ± 0.41 | 1.32 ± 0.43 | 0.554 |
| Pro-BNP (pg/mL) | 4642.4 ± 7323.3 | 6787.2 ± 7887.3 | 0.153 | 9880.8 ± 11664.4 | 6617.3 ± 7737.5 | 0.003 |
| BNP (pg/mL) | 926.7± 860.9 | 1169.9 ± 1097.6 | 0.024 | 1240.9 ± 1149.5 | 1157.4 ± 1086.1 | 0.199 |