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Table 2 Patient characteristics in TC and ACS groups

From: Diagnostic performance of hybrid cardiac SPECT/CT imaging for patients with takotsubo cardiomyopathy

 

TC (n = 11)

ACS (n = 11)

P value

Age (years)

75 (69–86)

72 (63–81)

0.216

Female

8 (73%)

6 (55%)

0.658

Coronary risk factor

 Smoking habit

1 (9%)

8 (73%)

0.009

 Hypertension

10 (90%)

8 (73%)

0.580

 Dyslipidemia

2 (18%)

8 (73%)

0.032

 Diabetes mellitus

2 (18%)

3 (27%)

1.000

 Family history

0 (0%)

3 (27%)

0.214

Blood exam

   

 CK (IU/l)

122 (94–155)

298 (114–540)

0.177

 CK-MB (ng/ml)

9 (6–17)

12 (6–23)

0.533

 Troponin T (ng/dl)

0.038 (0.016–0.280)

0.052 (0.041–0.834)

0.503

 BNP (pg/ml)

176 (119–695)

191 (44–327)

0.514

Onset to SPECT (days)

10 (7–14)

13 (9–18)

0.289

Onset to CCT (days)

8 (6–10)

9 (7–18)

0.503

  1. CK Creatine kinase, BNP Brain natriuretic peptide