Table 2.
Comparison of laboratory among the three groups.
| Non-cardiomyopathy (n = 131) | Global hypokinesia (n = 5) | Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (n = 11) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ejection fraction | 64.98 ± 4.91 | 47.20 ± 5.59 | 34.27 ± 6.20 | <0.001 |
| Heart rate | 87.42 ± 20.69 | 77.00 ± 16.81 | 104.55 ± 16.35 | 0.008 |
| White blood cell count | 13732 ± 5697 | 13164 ± 9745 | 15302 ± 6810 | 0.657 |
| Hospital days | 16.11 ± 12.86 | 11.80 ± 5.63 | 24.55 ± 11.10 | 0.023 |
| Hemoglobin (g/dL) | 13.84 ± 1.86 | 12.28 ± 3.85 | 13.27 ± 1.60 | 0.123 |
| Platelet | 252.92 ± 101.05 | 175.00 ± 30.14 | 243.09 ± 48.20 | 0.033 |
| Albumin (mg/dL) | 4.08 ± 0.57 | 3.92 ± 0.59 | 4.10 ± 0.62 | 0.806 |
| Glucose (mg/dl) | 162.76 ± 64.86 | 154.00 ± 53.49 | 165.27 ± 62.37 | 0.982 |
| AST (IU/L) | 43.11 ± 53.61 | 38.20 ± 17.34 | 47.64 ± 44.12 | 0.575 |
| ALT (IU/L) | 29.05 ± 53.75 | 19.40 ± 7.89 | 26.64 ± 21.73 | 0.951 |
| LDH (IU/L) | 314.98 ± 152.76 | 445.80 ± 290.20 | 352.09 ± 194.65 | 0.550 |
| Urea nitrogen (mg/dL) | 18.00 ± 9.16 | 22.60 ± 6.20 | 15.15 ± 5.03 | 0.101 |
| Creatinine (mg/dL) | 1.02 ± 0.60 | 1.58 ± 0.79 | 0.76 ± 0.17 | 0.033 |
| Calcium (mg/dL) | 8.86 ± 1.29 | 8.24 ± 0.17 | 8.47 ± 0.91 | 0.046 |
| Phosphorus (mg/dL) | 3.63 ± 1.54 | 4.06 ± 2.33 | 3.22 ± 1.12 | 0.564 |
| Uric acid | 5.40 ± 2.15 | 5.84 ± 2.72 | 3.72 ± 1.28 | 0.018 |
| Sodium (mEq/L) | 139.87 ± 4.48 | 142.00 ± 5.83 | 141.00 ± 3.35 | 0.642 |
| Potassium (mEq/L) | 3.97 ± 0.73 | 4.36 ± 1.02 | 3.86 ± 1.00 | 0.525 |
| Chloride (mEq/L) | 102.08 ± 5.33 | 106.60 ± 6.95 | 104.64 ± 4.76 | 0.108 |
| pH | 7.35 ± 0.11 | 7.32 ± 0.14 | 7.36 ± 0.13 | 0.934 |
| PaCO2 (mmHg) | 35.93 ± 9.88 | 31.80 ± 5.81 | 39.78 ± 14.62 | 0.475 |
| PaO2 (mmHg) | 85.31 ± 41.40 | 83.00 ± 30.24 | 89.97 ± 66.67 | 0.948 |
| HCO3 (mEq/L) | 20.11 ± 5.31 | 16.88 ± 5.31 | 21.82 ± 4.80 | 0.266 |
| Base excess | −5.479 ± 6.50 | −9.24 ± 7.25 | −3.55 ± 5.60 | 0.386 |
| Creatine kinase | 822.56 ± 4970.86 | 695.80 ± 870.92 | 122.82 ± 65.47 | 0.203 |
| Peak CK-MB* | 55.54 ± 82.46 | 68.60 ± 66.05 | 63.45 ± 44.55 | 0.123 |
| Peak troponin T* | 0.1197 ± 0.4172 | 0.1646 ± 0.2635 | 0.2218 ± 0.1694 | 0.001 |
| Peak NT-proBNP* | 1265.44 ± 1937.08 | 371.40 ± 41.71 | 9728.19 ± 10061.51 | 0.003 |
| CRP | 20.80 ± 56.31 | 60.16 ± 100.43 | 10.85 ± 21.65 | 0.374 |
AST, aspartate transaminase; ALT, alanine transaminase; LDH, lactate dehydrogenase; CK-MB, creatine kinase-MB; NT-proBNP, N-terminal prohormone of brain natriuretic peptide.