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Table 4 Laboratory and transthoracic echocardiography values of the patients at hospitalization

From: Long-term follow-up of patients with drug-related atrioventricular block without a need of permanent pacemaker during index hospitalization

 

Permanent PM implantation in the follow-up

(−)

n = 128

Permanent PM implantation in the follow-up

(+)

n = 49

p value

Hemoglobin (g/dl)

11.6 (10.0–13.3)

11.9 (11.0–13.5)

0.120

White blood cells (cell/µl)

9.7 (7.7–12.0)

8.4 (7.3–10.7)

0.120

Lymphocyte (cell/µl)

1.7 (1.2–2.4)

2.0 (1.3–2.5)

0.146

Creatinine (cell/dl)

1.3 (0.9–1.9)

0.9 (0.7–1.4)

0.001

Urea (mg/dl)

28.0 (19.0–40.0)

23.0 (17.0–31.0)

0.059

Glomerular filtration rate (ml/min)

44.0 (28.0–75.0)

69.0 (41.0–89.0)

0.002

Glomerular filtration rate < 30 ml/min

38 (29.7%)

6 (12.2%)

0.012

Glomerular filtration rate 30–60 ml/min

46 (35.9%)

12 (24.5%)

0.140

Glomerular filtration rate > 60 ml/min

44 (34.4%)

31 (63.3%)

0.001

TSH (mIU/l)

1.3 (0.8–2.2)

1.4 (0.8–2.0)

0.496

T3 (pg/ml)

2.2 (1.8–2.6)

2.4 (2.0–2.7)

0.142

T4 (ng/dl)

1.0 (0.9–1.2)

1.0 (0.9–1.2)

0.851

Troponin I first admission (ng/ml)

0.01 (0.01–0.04)

0.02 (0.01–0.03)

0.584

Troponin I peak value (ng/ml)

0.04 (0.01–0.21)

0.03 (0.01–0.09)

0.072

Glucose (mg/dl)

129 (103–199)

123 (105–207)

0.880

ALT (IU/l)

24 (15–45)

24 (14–51)

0.846

AST (IU/l)

27 (19–55)

25 (17–39)

0.222

Sodium (mEq/l)

139 (135–141)

140 (136–141)

0.260

Calcium (mg/dl)

9.0 (8.5–9.5)

9.1 (8.6–9.5)

0.445

Potassium (mEq/l)

4.9 (4.3–5.6)

4.4 (4.2–5.1)

0.037

Left ventricle ejection fraction, %

60 (50–60)

60 (50–60)

0.296

LVEDD, mm

48 (45–52)

45 (42–54)

0.349

LVESD, mm

30 (26–35)

29 (26–34)

0.885

Left atrium anteroposterior diameter, mm

41 (34–45)

38 (36–42)

0.804

  1. Continuous variables are presented as median (interquartile range). Nominal variables presented as frequency (%)
  2. LVEDD left ventricular end-diastolic diameter, LVESD left ventricular end-systolic diameter