Research Article

Correlation between Traditional Chinese Medicine Syndromes and Type 2 Myocardial Infarction in Critically Ill Patients with Pulmonary Disease

Table 1

Demographic and general characteristics.

VariablesAll
n = 244
T2MI
n = 78
Non-T2MI
n = 166

Demographic data
 Male [n (%)]83 (34.0)27 (34.6)56 (33.7)0.892
 Age [Mean ± SD, years]76.2 ± 13.476.0 ± 14.676.3 ± 12.90.851
Comorbidities [n (%)]
 Hypertension [n (%)]137 (56.1)45 (57.7)92 (55.4)0.739
 Respiratory failure [n (%)]118 (48.4)43 (55.1)75 (45.2)0.147
 Diabetes [n (%)]49 (20.1)18 (23.1)31 (18.7)0.423
 COPD [n (%)]38 (15.6)10 (12.8)28 (16.9)0.416
 Various types of shock [n (%)]36 (14.8)14 (17.9)22 (13.3)0.335
 Atrial fibrillation [n (%)]33 (13.5)11 (14.1)22 (13.3)0.856
 AKI [n (%)]31 (12.7)16 (20.5)15 (9.0)0.012
 Hemorrhagic event [n (%)]18 (9.1)8 (10.3)10 (6.0)0.238
 MODS [n (%)]7 (2.9)4 (5.1)3 (1.8)0.147
 ARDS [n (%)]5 (2.0)2 (2.6)3 (1.8)0.697
 Tachycardia (non-AF) [n (%)]4 (1.6)2 (2.6)2 (1.2)0.436
 History of PCI [n (%)]4 (1.6)3 (3.8)1 (0.6)0.063
 Hospital stay [M (Q1, Q3) days]11 (6∼18)12 (7∼26)10 (6∼16)0.012
Laboratory parameters
 WBC [M (Q1, Q3) × 10^9/L]10.55 (7.75∼14.62)11.1 (8.22∼14.9)10.5 (7.5∼14.5)0.245
 PLT [M (Q1, Q3) × 10^9/L]157 (107.0∼219.0)143.5 (88.0∼217.2)164 (113.5∼221.0)0.07
 CRP [M (Q1, Q3), mg/L]52.12 (18.86∼121.85)49.07 (17.55∼123.60)53.4 (20.90∼126.00)0.91
 PCT [M (Q1, Q3), µg/L]0.719 (0.18∼4.20)1.17 (0.45∼5.02)0.58 (0.14∼3.58)0.014
 HCT [mean ± SD, %]32.75 ± 7.2332.04 ± 6.8133.09 ± 7.410.302
 HB < 55 g/L [n (%)]12 (4.9)10 (12.8)2 (1.2)<0.001
 ALB [mean ± SD, g/dL]29.83 ± 5.7929.50 ± 5.4329.98 ± 5.970.556
 eGFR[M (Q1, Q3), mL/min]77.56 (44.71∼92.79)64.33 (32.33∼91.71)81.61 (51.37∼92.91)0.008
Troponin [M (Q1, Q3), ng/mL]
 Baseline0.044 (0.021∼0.104)0.14 (0.089∼0.305)0.032 (0.017∼0.050)<0.001
 Maximum0.058 (0.029∼0.145)0.204 (0.127∼0.465)0.036 (0.021∼0.057)<0.001
Mechanically ventilation [n (%)]111 (45.5)44 (56.4)67 (40.4)0.019
APACHE II score [mean ± SD]23.1 ± 5.224.3 ± 5.822.5 ± 4.80.012
Death in the ICU [n (%)]92 (37.7)44 (56.4)48 (28.9)<0.001

Abbreviation: COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; AKI, acute kidney injury; MODS, multiple organ dysfunction syndrome; ARDS, acute respiratory distress syndrome; non-AF, non-atrial fibrillation; PCI, percutaneous transluminal coronary intervention; WBC, white blood cell count; PLT, platelet count; CRP, C-reactive protein; PCT, procalcitonin; HCT, red blood cell specific volume; HB, hemoglobin; ALB, albumin; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; APACHE II, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II; ICU, intensive care unit.