Handheld Capillary Blood Lactate Analyzer as an Accessible and Cost-Effective Prognostic Tool for the Assessment of Death and Heart Failure Occurrence during Long-Term Follow-Up

Table 2

Biochemical parameters in STEMI versus NSTEMI patients.

Parameter	STEMI ()	NSTEMI ()
Lactate concentration (mmol/l)	4.0	4.1	ns
Glycemia (mmol/l)	8.4	7.3
Total cholesterol (mg/dl)	220	215	ns
Triglycerides (mg/dl)	126	124	ns
HDL (mg/dl)	60	55	ns
LDL (mg/dl)	135	136	ns
cTn (ng/l)	847	357	ns
CK-MB (IU/l)	64	49	ns
Creatinine (umol/l)	78	81	ns
RBC (10^6/ul)	4.8	4.8	ns
WBC (10^3/ul)	12	10
PLT (10^3/ul)	259	239	ns
HGB (g/dl)	14	14	ns

CK-MB: creatine kinase MB. cTn: cardiac troponin. HDL: high-density lipoproteins. HGB: hemoglobin. LDL: low-density lipoproteins. NSTEMI: non-ST elevation myocardial infarction. PLT: platelet count. RBC: red blood cell count. STEMI: ST elevation myocardial infarction.