Table 1. Baseline characteristic and laboratory values.
DM; diabetes mellitus; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; WBC, white blood count; Hb, hemoglobin; AST, aspartate transaminase; ALT, alanine transaminase; CRP, C-reactive protein; PT, prothrombin time; PTT, partial thromboplastin time; INR, international normalized ratio; LDH, lactate dehydrogenase; BNP, brain natriuretic peptide; BMI, basal metabolic index
| Case 1 | Case 2 | |
| Admission | Admission | |
| Age | 42 years | 63 years |
| Race | Caucasian | African American |
| Sex | Male | Male |
| Hypertension | Yes | No |
| DM | No | No |
| COPD | No | No |
| Smoking | No | No |
| WBC, per microliter | 17,600 | 10,500 |
| Hb, g/dL | 15.3 | 11.3 |
| Platelets, 109/L | 193 | 319 |
| AST, units/L | 56 | 32 |
| ALT, units/L | 86 | 34 |
| Total bilirubin, mg/dL | 2.1 | 0.7 |
| CRP, mg/L | 18.3 | |
| D-dimer, ng/mL | >5,000 | >5,000 |
| PT, seconds | NA | 12.2 |
| PTT, seconds | 68.9 | 23.4 |
| INR | NA | 1.04 |
| Ferritin, ng/mL | 1,038.8 | 601.8 |
| LDH, units/L | 507 | 348 |
| Troponins, ng/mL | 0.33 | 0.26 |
| BNP, ng/L | 595 | 244 |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 35.7 | 48.1 |