From: Early recognition of acute thoracic aortic dissection and aneurysm
Test | TAA/TAD (%) | Control (%) | P-value |
---|---|---|---|
White Blood Cell | |||
Normal | 93 (70) | 103 (77) | 0.29 |
Low (<3 million cells/mcL) | 8 (6) | 9 (7) | 1 |
High (>12 million cells/mcL) | 31 (23) | 22 (16) | 0.20 |
Hemoglobin | |||
Normal | 80 (60) | 81 (60) | 1 |
Low (<9 grams/dL) | 47 (35) | 47 (35) | 1 |
High (>15 grams/dL) | 7 (5) | 6 (4) | 1 |
Hematocrit | |||
Normal | 75 (56) | 78 (58) | 0.81 |
Low (<27%) | 51 (38) | 49 (37) | 0.89 |
High (>55%) | 8 (6) | 7 (5) | 1 |
Blood Urea Nitrogen | |||
Normal | 45 (34) | 69 (51) | <.0001* |
Low | 2 (2) | 1 (1) | 1 |
High | 85 (64) | 64 (48) | <.0001* |
Creatinine | |||
Normal | 71 (56) | 80 (62) | 0.40 |
Elevated (>35 mg/dL) | 55 (44) | 49 (38) | 0.47 |
Lactate | |||
Normal | 6 (60) | 7 (64) | 0.65 |
Elevated (>2.5 mEq/L) | 4 (40) | 4 (36) | 0.89 |
INR | |||
Normal | 76 (60) | 75 (81) | |
Elevated (>1.5) | 51 (40) | 18 (19) | 0.0017* |
D-Dimer | |||
Normal | 1 (20) | 7 (88) | 0.06 |
Elevated (> 250 ng/ml) | 4 (80) | 1 (13) | 0.06 |
Troponin | |||
Normal | 53 (82) | 80 (66) | 0.04 |
Elevated (>0.3 ng/mL) | 12 (18) | 41 (34) | 0.04* |