Table 3

Ischemic Parameters From the Coronary Sinus Blood

Variable*
Start Operation
End Operation
p-value

Troponin I [<2.0 μg/L]
0.3 ± 0.2
2.2 ± 0.7
p < 0.001
CK-MB [5.0 μg/L]
0.7 ± 0.4
2.1 ± 1.3
p = 0.003
Myoglobin [<93 μg/L]
79 ± 20.8
171 ± 45.2
p = 0.001
Lactate [<1.8 mmol/L]
1.3 ± 0.8
1.5 ± 0.5
p = 0.6

* data are presented as mean ± SD; for comparison the student-t test was used CK-MB, creatine kinase-MB.

Bernet et al. Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2006 1:12   doi:10.1186/1749-8090-1-12