Table 3. – Laboratorial profile of patients according to the echocardiographic abnormalities detected throughout the study.
| Laboratory* | LV systolic dysfunction | RV systolic dysfunction | Coronary artery abnormalities | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Present (n = 8) | Absent (n = 40) | p | Present (n = 6) | Absent (n = 42) | p | Present (n =12) | Absent (n = 36) | p | |
| D-dimers (ng/ml) | 16733 (4157 -115668) | 2406.5 (190 - 95040) | 0.0015 | 25769 (3422 - 115668) | 2803.5 (190 - 95040) | 0.037 | 9652.5 (921 - 115668) | 2724 (190 - 95040) | 0.04 |
| CRP (mg/L) | 303.16 (30 - 423) | 35.9 (0.3 - 447.7) | 0.0017 | 113.95 (2 - 407.21) | 53.95 (0.3 - 447.70) | 0.46 | 109.9 (0.38 – 423) | 33.75 (0.38 - 447) | 0.10 |
| Ferritin (ng/ml) | 3734 (839 - 35967) | 499 (25 - 8000) | 0.0026 | 1301 (123 - 35967) | 663 (25 - 8000) | 0.18 | 389.50 (58 - 35967) | 790 (25 - 8000) | 0.8 |
| Troponin (ng/L) | 88 (20 - 342) | 16 (3 - 1050) | 0.0018 | 108.5 (3 - 385) | 17 (3 - 1050) | 0.04 | 19.5 (9 - 125) | 19 (3 - 1050) | 0.57 |
| CK-MB (ng/ml) | 2.2 (0.7 - 28) | 1.6 (0.18 - 30.7) | 0.62 | 4 (0.18 - 30.7) | 1.6 (0.3 -28.9) | 0.58 | 1.78 (0.3 -18.2) | 1.65 (0.18 – 30.7) | 0.9 |
Mann-Whitney U test was used to compare non-normally distributed continuous variables. *Values correspond to the highest level obtained from each patient and are expressed as median (range).