Research Article

Troponin I Cutoff for Non-ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction in Sepsis

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of patients with sepsis who received a percutaneous coronary intervention.

CharacteristicsTotal, NSTEMI type 1, No NSTEMI, value

Age (years)0.0481
Male sex, (%)71 (57.7%)48 (62.3%)23 (50.0%)0.8759
Hypertension, (%)47 (38.2%)31 (40.3%)16 (34.8%)0.0640
DM, (%)23 (18.7%)16 (20.8%)7 (15.2%)0.1369
Creatinine (mg/dL)0.7151
GRACE score0.0362
Troponin (ng/mL)0.3368

. DM: diabetes mellitus; GRACE: Global Registry of Acute Coronary Events; MI: myocardial infarction; NSTEMI: non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction; type 1: type 1 myocardial infarction.