Laboratory data and electrocardiogram findings at time of troponin elevation.
All patients
Troponin
value
Negative
Intermediate
Elevated
Avg. troponin (ng/mL)
0.07
0.01
0.047
0.455
MELD score
11.20
8.89
13.10
14.0
INR
1.62
1.46
1.79
1.84
Tbili (mg/dL)
4.18
4.16
4.18
3.75
Cr (mg/dL)
1.14
0.095
1.25
1.73
Renal dysfunction
28 (35.9%)
9 (21.4%)
13 (46.4%)
6 (75.0%)
ECG changes
None
40 (51.3%)
25 (59.5%)
14 (50.0%)
1 (12.5%)
ST elevation
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
ST depression
2 (2.6%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (7.1%)
0 (0.0%)
Afib/flutter
8 (10.3%)
6 (14.3%)
1 (3.6%)
1 (12.5%)
Nonspecific ST
17 (21.8%)
6 (14.3%)
7 (25.0%)
4 (50.0%)
Sinus tachycardia
8 (10.3%)
4 (9.5%)
4 (14.3%)
0 (0.0%)
New RBBB
2 (2.6%)
1 (2.4%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (12.5%)
New LBBB
1 (1.3%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (12.5%)
MELD: model for endstage liver disease; INR: international normalized ratio; Tbili: total bilirubin; Cr: creatinine; ECG: electrocardiogram; Afib/flutter: atrial fibrillation/flutter; Nonspecific ST: nonspecific ST changes; RBBB: right bundle branch block; LBBB: left bundle branch block.
