Cardiac Troponin Elevation Predicts Mortality in Patients Undergoing Orthotopic Liver Transplantation

Table 4

Comparison of patient status following transplantation.

	All patients	Troponin			𝑃 value
		Negative	Intermediate	Elevated
Age at followup	61.5	59.4	64.9	63.3	𝑃=0.06
Followup status					𝑃=0.001
Alive	68 (87.2%)	36 (85.7%)	28 (100.0%)	4 (50.0%)
Deceased	10 (12.8%)	6 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (50.0%)
Cardiac	4 (40.0%)	1 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (75.0%)
Liver	1 (10.0%)	1 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)
Sepsis	2 (20.0%)	2 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)
Other	3 (30.0%)	2 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (25.0%)