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Is Leukocytosis a Predictor for Recurrence of Ischemic Events after Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery? A Cohort Study

Table 2

30-day followup outcome in two WBC groups.
WBC < 6000 ( 𝑛 = 1 2 7 )WBC ≥ 6000 ( 𝑛 = 2 5 3 ) 𝑃 valueOR (95% CI)
Atrial fibrillation9 (16%)39 (81.3%)0.0212.38 (1.1–5.1)
Myocardial infarction8 (36.4%)14 (63.6%)0.760.87 (0.35–2.2)
Cardiac mortality1 (25%)3 (75%)0.71.5 (0.15–1.4)
Unstable angina0 (0%)2 (100%)0.310.6 (0.6–0.7)
Balloon pump1 (33.3%)4 (66.7%)0.911.01 (0.09–11)
WBC: White Blood Cell; myocardial infarction: patients who met two of these three criteria were regarded to have MI: (1) chest pain prolonged more than 30 minutes, (2) ST elevation, and (3) increase in cardiac enzymes.