Table 1 Laboratory characteristics
Upon admission | Recovering from heart failure (after 2 months) | Before surgery (after 7 months) | After surgery (after 8 months) | Reference values | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
WBC (10^3/µL) | 5.1 | 4.0 | 7.1 | 4.1 | 3.8–9.8 |
RBC (10^6/µL) | 4.09 | 3.46 | 3.55 | 3.55 | 4.16–5.58 |
Hb (g/dL) | 11.4 | 9.6 | 10.4 | 11.3 | 13.2–16.8 |
BUN (mg/dL) | 18.7 | 34 | 36 | 35 | 8–22 |
Cre (mg/dL) | 1.05 | 1.61 | 1.70 | 1.45 | 0.60–1.10 |
Na (mmol/L) | 144 | 137 | 140 | 135 | 138–146 |
K (mmol/L) | 2.5 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 4.9 | 3.6–4.9 |
Cl (mmol/L) | 107 | 101 | 103 | 102 | 99–109 |
ACTH (pg/mL) | 17.6 | 28.6 | 29.4 | 42.02 | |
PRA (ng/ml/h) | < 0.1 | < 0.1 | < 0.1 | 0.3 | |
PAC (pg/mL) | 661 | 523 | 1410 | 293 | |
ARR | 6610 | 5230 | 14,100 | 976.6 | |
Cortisol (µg/dL) | 10.8 | 13.6 | 12.8 | 13.21 | |
DHEA (µg/dL) | 15 | 39 | 37 | 52 | |
BNP (pg/mL) | 2254.4 | 231.0 | 4919.0 | 104.4 | 0-18.4 |