Table 2.
In-hospital cardiovascular and no cardiovascular complications stratified according to combinations of normal/elevated NPs and troponin levels (n = 341)
| COMBINATION OF NPs AND Troponin LEVELS |
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| NPs/Tn | N | NPs–/Tn– (n = 97) | N | NPs–/Tn+ (n = 46) | N | NPs+/Tn– (n = 67) | N | NPs+/Tn+ (n = 131) | p value |
| Cardiovascular complication | 83 | 11 (13%) | 43 | 8 (19%) | 64 | 19 (30%) | 123 | 50 (41%) | <0.001 |
| Onset of atrial fibrillation | 68 | 4 (6%) | 25 | 4 (16%) | 55 | 9 (16%) | 94 | 18 (19%) | 0.115 |
| Atrial fibrillation at discharge | 64 | 3 (5%) | 18 | 3 (17%) | 50 | 5 (10%) | 79 | 18 (23%) | 0.014 |
| STEMI | 93 | 0 (0%) | 43 | 0 (0%) | 67 | 0 (0%) | 130 | 5 (4%) | 0.089 |
| Heart failure | 83 | 1 (1%) | 43 | 1 (2%) | 63 | 6 (10%) | 118 | 27 (23%) | <0.001 |
| Pulmonary embolism | 93 | 4 (4%) | 43 | 3 (7%) | 67 | 6 (9%) | 130 | 12 (9%) | 0.541 |
| Stroke | 93 | 0 (0%) | 43 | 1 (2%) | 67 | 0 (0%) | 130 | 1 (1%) | 0.359 |
| Major bleeding | 83 | 3 (4%) | 43 | 2 (5%) | 63 | 2 (3%) | 118 | 12 (10%) | 0.198 |
| No cardiovascular complication | 93 | 19 (20%) | 44 | 9 (21%) | 67 | 15 (22%) | 130 | 42 (32%) | 0.147 |
| Sepsis | 93 | 11 (12%) | 43 | 5 (12%) | 67 | 13 (19%) | 128 | 18 (14%) | 0.541 |
| Acute renal insufficiency | 80 | 6 (8%) | 41 | 4 (10%) | 59 | 6 (10%) | 104 | 27 (26%) | 0.002 |
| Multiorgan failure | 76 | 0 (0%) | 38 | 1 (3%) | 59 | 3 (5%) | 103 | 11 (11%) | 0.008 |
NP = natriuretic peptide; Tn = troponin; STEMI = ST-elevation myocardial infarction.
Data shown as median (IQR)., or count (%).