High-Sensitivity Troponin T: A Biomarker for Diuretic Response in Decompensated Heart Failure Patients

Table 2

Comparison of TnT levels between patients who responded to diuretic therapy versus patients who needed to increase diuretic dose.

	Furosemide maintenance or increase	Furosemide decrease or oral administration	value; Between groups
hsTnT (ng/mL)
Day 1	0,046 [0,033 to 0,087]	0,032 [0,017 to 0,048]	0,026 *
Day 3	0,055 [0,032 to 0,072]	0,028 [0,017 to 0,045]	0,004 *
ΔhsTnT	−0,0005 [−0,043 to 0,004]	−0,0010 [−0,020 to 0,002]	0,51*
	value within group	value within group
	0,955*	0,025 *

Continuous variables are presented as median [interquartile range (IQR)], value. *Nonparametric test.
hsTnT: high-sensitivity troponin T.