Laboratory Measurements
Routine complete blood cell count and blood evaluations for determining
the blood glucose, creatinine, albumin, CRP, and troponin I levels were
conducted using the admission blood samples. Troponin I levels was
measured every 6 hours until they peaked. The albumin and CRP levels
were measured using a Roche Diagnostics Cobas 8000 c502 analyzer
((Indianapolis, USA). The CAR was calculated as the ratio of CRP to the
albumin level multiplied by 100. The estimated glomerular filtration
rate (eGFR) was calculated using the Cockcroft- Gault equation. Left
ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) was measured using the modified
Simpson method.