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

Table 3

One-year followup outcome in two WBC groups.
WBC < 6000 ( 𝑛 = 1 2 7 )WBC ≥ 6000 ( 𝑛 = 2 5 3 ) 𝑃 value
Noncardiac mortality2 (100%)0 (0%)0.045
Cardiac mortality2 (22.2%)7 (77.8%)0.47
Stable angina18 (22.8%)61 (77.2%)0.024
Unstable angina5 (20%)20 (80%)0.14
Revascularization (PTCA or CABG)0 (0%)4 (100%)0.15
Myocardial infarction2 (28.6%)5 (71.4%)0.78
Total ischemic event27 (22.7%)92 (77.3%)0.003
WBC: White Blood Cell. Stable angina: the patients who had chest pain with these three criteria: (1) exertional chest pain, (2) retrosternal, and (3) relived by sublingual Nitrate or rest; 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. Total ischemic event: patients who had one of this criteria: (1) stable angina, (2) unstable angina, (3) myocardial infarction, (4) cardiac mortality, and (5) revascularization (PTCA or CABG).