Bretschneider (Custodiol®) and St. Thomas 2 Cardioplegia Solution in Mitral Valve Repair via Anterolateral Right Thoracotomy: A Propensity-Modelled Comparison

Table 4

Postoperative biomarkers.

	After IPTW
	Bretschneider ()	St. Thomas 2 ()	Diff
First creatinine (μmmol/L)			0.144	0.381
Max. creatinine (μmmol/L)			0.138	0.403
First CRP (mg/L)			0.477	0.005
Max. CRP (mg/L)			-0.248	0.147
First GFR (mL/min/1.7)			-0.120	0.479
Max. GFR (mL/min/1.7)			-0.237	0.173
First potassium (mmol/L)			0.412	0.017
Max. potassium (mmol/L)			0.160	0.356
First hemoglobin (g/L)			-0.011	0.943
Max. hemoglobin (g/L)			0.028	0.871
First leucocytes (×10^9/L)			-0.055	0.744
Max. leucocytes (×10^9/L)			-0.142	0.391
First sodium (mmol/L)			-0.124	0.441
Max. sodium (mmol/L)			-0.047	0.754
First hs-cTnT (ng/L)	604 (482 to 756)	512 (426 to 616)	0.317	0.052
Max. troponin hs-cTnT (ng/L)	716 (605 to 847)	561 (467 to 674)	0.350	0.047
First CK (U/L)	1186 (1042 to 1351)	1023 (837 to 1250)	0.417	0.103
Max. CK (U/L)	1370 (1222 to 1536)	1152 (972 to 1366)	0.449	0.037
First CKMB (μg/L)	36.5 (32.3 to 41.3)	31.2 (26.6 to 36.7)	0.454	0.059
Max. CKMB (μg/L)	40.0 (35.1 to 45.6)	33.4 (27.3 to 40.8)	0.400	0.295

CRP: C-reactive protein; GFR: glomerular filtration rate; hs-cTnT: high-sensitivity cardiac troponin; CK: creatine kinase; CK-MB: creatine kinase-muscle brain type.