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Table 3 Postoperative troponin I level (ng/ml)

From: Warm blood cardioplegia versus cold crystalloid cardioplegia for coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) in patients with low ejection fraction

 

Group I (no. = 50)

Group II (no. = 50)

p value

Significance

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

  

Immediate postoperative level (ng/ml)

1.76 ± 0.72

1.02 ± 0.20

< 0.001

HS

12 h postoperative level (ng/ml)

6.36 ± 1.55

3.21 ± 0.48

< 0.001

HS

24 h postoperative level (ng/ml)

8.61 ± 1.26

2.15 ± 0.45

< 0.001

HS

  1. HS highly significant (p value < 0.001), SD standard deviation, ng/ml nanograms/milliliter