Table 2.

Comparison of plasma cardiac cf-DNA and troponin levels in patients before/after surgery

Case	Gender	Diagnosis	Time points	Demethylated FAM101A	cTn-I
1	Male	CHD	Before cardiac surgery	–	–
			4–6 h after cardiac surgery	+	+
			24 h after cardiac surgery	–	–
			72 h after cardiac surgery	–	–
2	Male	CHD	Before cardiac surgery	–	–
			4–6 h after cardiac surgery	+	+
			24 h after cardiac surgery	+	+
			72 h after cardiac surgery	–	–
3	Male	CHD	Before cardiac surgery	–	–
			4–6 h after cardiac surgery	+	+
			24 h after cardiac surgery	–	+
			72 h after cardiac surgery	–	–
4	Male	CHD	Before cardiac surgery	–	–
			4–6 h after cardiac surgery	+	+
			24 h after cardiac surgery	–	–
			72 h after cardiac surgery	–	–
5	Female	CHD	Before cardiac surgery	–	–
			4–6 h after cardiac surgery	+	+
			72 h after cardiac surgery	–	–

CHD Congenital heart disease, cTn-I Cardiac troponin-I