Table 1 Baseline Characteristics Data
No improvement | Improvement | ||
|---|---|---|---|
(n = 18) | (n = 24) | P value | |
Age (years) | 64.0 ± 8.7 | 61.7 ± 12.8 | 0.48 |
Sex (female) | 6 (33%) | 6 (25%) | 0.80 |
Body Mass Index (kg/m2) | 29.6 ± 5.3 | 28.7 ± 6.3 | 0.62 |
Systolic Blood Pressure (mmHg) | 130.8 ± 18.9 | 140.3 ± 24.2 | 0.16 |
Diastolic Blood Pressure (mmHg) | 73 ± 13.7 | 83.8 ± 15.5 | 0.02 |
Heart Rate (beat/min) | 77 ± 13 | 82.6 ± 23.5 | 0.37 |
Door to balloon time (minutes) | 71 ± 42 | 69 ± 31.6 | 0.85 |
Hospitalization (days) | 5.4 ± 1.9 | 6.6 ± 4.3 | 0.24 |
Peak Creatine kinase MB (U/L) | 161.4 ± 148.0 | 183.0 ± 249.2 | 0.72 |
Peak Troponin (ng/mL) | 6.4 ± 5.6 | 5.5 ± 6.8 | 0.64 |
Risk factors | |||
Hypertension | 12 (67%) | 8 (33%) | 0.06 |
Diabetes | 4 (22%) | 1 (4%) | 0.19 |
Dyslipidemia | 12 (67%) | 8 (33%) | 0.06 |
Killip Class | |||
I | 13 (72%) | 18 (75%) | 0.87 |
II | 1 (6%) | 3 (17%) | 0.81 |
IV | 4 (22%) | 3 (17%) | 0.67 |
Anterior wall Myocardial Infarction | 10 (56%) | 9 (47%) | 0.39 |
Disease extent | |||
1 Vessel Disease | 8 (44%) | 14 (59%) | 0.56 |
2 Vessel Disease | 5 (28%) | 5 (21%) | 0.87 |
3 Vessel Disease | 5 (28%) | 5 (21%) | 0.87 |
IABP | 4 (22%) | 3 (17%) | 0.67 |
Number of stents | |||
1 | 11 (61%) | 12 (67%) | 0.68 |
2 | 4 (22%) | 8 (44%) | 0.65 |
3 | 1 (6%) | 4 (22%) | 0.53 |
4 | 2 (11%) | - | 0.34 |
TIMI Score pre PCI | |||
0 | 13 (72%) | 18 (75%) | 0.87 |
1 | 1(6%) | - | 0.88 |
2 | 4 (22%) | 5 (21%) | 0.78 |
3 | - | 1 (4%) | 0.88 |
TIMI Score post PCI | |||
2 | 1(6%) | 2 (8%) | 0.79 |
3 | 17 (94%) | 22 (92%) | 0.79 |
Complications | |||
A-V Block | 1 (6%) | 3 (17%) | 0.81 |
Ventricular Arrhythmia | 4 (22%) | 4 (22%) | 0.95 |
Atrial Arrhythmia | 3 (17%) | 7 (39%) | 0.56 |