Table 1

Baseline clinical profile

Age (mean)60±12 years
Sex
 Males68%
 Females32%
Temperature105F or 40.5±1.5C (range, 40–42.7C/104–109F)
Diabetes mellitus54.3%
Hypertension45.7%
Ischaemic heart disease26.7%
Creatinine phosphokinase3566±7102 (range, 17–37 270) U/L
Troponin T145±147 (range, 9.1–529.4) pg/mL
Multiorgan dysfunction58%
Duration of hospital stay6.5±5 (range, 0–18) days
Outcomes
 Discharged in healthy state64%
 In-hospital death16%
 Discharged against medical advice20%