Characteristic n (%) or median (IQR) | Elevated Troponin Level n = 57 | Normal Troponin level n = 155 | P-value |
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Patient Characteristics | |||
Age, years | 44 (30–59) | 40 (30–55) | 0.5 |
Sex, male | 27 (47%) | 74 (48%) | 1.0 |
Comorbidities | |||
Injection Drug Use | 34 (60%) | 90 (58%) | 0.84 |
Hepatitis C virus | 14 (25%) | 74 (48%) | < 0.001 |
Diabetes mellitus | 7 (12%) | 22 (14%) | 0.72 |
Heart failure | 17 (30%) | 17 (30%) | 0.34 |
Atrial fibrillation | 5 (9%) | 21 (14%) | 0.35 |
Acute Renal failure/Hemodialysis | 30 (53%) | 50 (32%) | 0.007 |
Sepsis/septic shock | 40 (70%) | 43 (28%) | < 0.001 |
Infection Characteristics and Outcomes | |||
Septic emboli | 49 (86%) | 69 (45%) | < 0.001 |
Left-sided IE | 31 (54%) | 37 (24%) | < 0.001 |
Valve surgery | 16 (28%) | 17 (11%) | 0.002 |
Died in-hospital | 19 (33%) | 14 (9%) | < 0.001 |