Table 1.

Characteristics of the study population

Variables
n	85
Age, years	65.5 ± 12.6
Men, n (%)	66 (77.6)
Baseline characteristics
Invasive systolic BP, mm Hg	120.2 ± 20.2
Invasive diastolic BP, mm Hg	62.8 ± 11.6
Invasive mean arterial pressure, mm Hg	82.0 ± 12.0
Hs Troponin I, ng/l	84 (51–238)
NT-proBNP, ng/l	3005 (587–8132)
Serum lactate, mmol/l	1.7 (1.2–2.3)
pH	7.33 ± 0.09
Left ventricle ejection fraction, %	31.6 ± 4.9
Glasgow coma scale, points	3 (3–14)
Mechanical ventilation, n (%)	63 (74.1)
Outcome data
Mortality in CCU, n (%)	12 (14.1)
CPC at the time of discharge from CCU, points	1 (1–3)

Values are mean ± standard deviation, numbers (percentage) or median (interquartile range). P for difference between groups was calculated using the Student t-test, Fisher exact test, or Wilcoxon test. CPC - Cerebral Performance Categories; CCU – cardiac care unit