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Table 1 Patient characteristics

From: High-sensitive cardiac Troponin T is superior to echocardiography in predicting 1-year mortality in patients with SIRS and shock in intensive care

Variable

n = 49

Demographics

Median age, y

65 (54–74)

Female sex

14 (29%)

Previous medical history

Diabetes mellitus

6 (12%)

Hypertension

12 (24%)

Cardiac disease

12 (24%)

Pre- existing therapy

24 (49%)

Clinical data

APACHE II

24 (19–29)

SOFA score

11 (9–13)

Mechanical ventilation,%

90

Biochemical markers

Creatinine, μmol/l

155 (92.0-231.0)

Lactate, mmol/l

2.3 (1.6-3.3)

hsTNT, ng/l

80 (24.0-193.5)

BNP, pmol/l

189 (107–375)

Echocardiographic data

n = 46

LVEF,%

45 (40–55)

La volume, ml/m2

24 (21.0-31.6)

AVPDm, mm

10.7 (8.0-12.7)

E, cm/s

89 (71–104)

A, cm/s

67 (52–91)

E/A

1.3 (0.9-1.5)

DT, ms

165 (148–200)

TDIs, cm/s

8.6 (7.1-10.0)

é, cm/s

8.4 (7.1-10.0)

á, cm/s

9 (7.5- 12.3)

E/é

10.1 (8.5-12.2)

LVOT VTI, cm

17 (15–23)

Mortality

 

7 day mortality,%

16

28 day mortality,%

27

1 year mortality,%

37

ICU mortality,%

27

  1. Data are presented as median (lower quartile- upper quartile) or in numbers (%). APACHE II=Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation; SOFA=Sequential Organ Failure Assessment.