Table 6.

Correlation between left ventricular systolic function and cardiac markers and acute phase reactants

	LVFS		3D LVEF
	r	p	r	p
Troponin-I	− 0.63	< 0.001**	− 0.68	< 0,001**
NT-proBNP	− 0.52	< 0.001**	− 0.57	< 0.001**
CRP	− 0.34	0.017*	− 0.31	0.029*
Ferritin	− 0.5	< 0.001**	− 0.51	< 0.001**
IL6	− 0.29	0.04*	− 0.33	0.02*
Procalcitonin	− 0.44	0.001**	− 0.47	0.001**

r correlation coefficients, LVFS left ventricular fractional shortening, NT-proBNP N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide, CRP C-reactive protein, IL6 interleukin-6, 3D

*Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level, 3D LVEF three-dimensional left ventricular ejection fraction, **Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level,