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Table 2 Cardiac assessment: data are presented as mean ± SD, median (IQR), and frequency (%)

From: Incidence and outcome of cardiac injury in patients with severe head trauma

Clinical characteristic

Value

Elevated Troponin I by day 1

27 (54 %)

Any ECG abnormality

31 (62 %)

Abnormal Echocardiography

 • Any wall motion abnormalities

15 (30 %)

 • Global hypokinesia

6 (12 %)

Hypotension

16 (32 %)

NCIS

1 (0,2)

NCIS

 • 0

16 (32 %)

 • 1

15 (30 %)

 • 2

14 (28 %)

 • 3

5 (10 %)

  1. NCIS: neurogenic cardiac injury score