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Table 2 Demographic and clinical characteristics of the study population

From: Validity of a 5-minute focused echocardiography with A-F mnemonic performed by non-echocardiographers in the management of patients with acute chest pain

Characteristic Value
Age (years) 67 ± 12, 32
Male sex, n (%) 858 (65,39)
CCS class 3,38 ± 0,73
NYHA class 1,64 ± 0,97
Concomitant diagnosis, n (%):  
Prior myocardial infarction 268 (20,43)
Prior PCI 257 (19,59)
Prior CABG 70 (5,34)
Prior AVR 12 (0,91)
Pre-hospital cardiac arrest, n (%) 76 (5,79)
ECG changes at admission, n (%):  
ST depression 742 (56,55)
ST elevation 490 (37,35)
Q/QS complex 213 (16,23)
Negative T-waves 161 (12,27)
LBBB 49 (3,73)
Other 167 (12,73)
hs TnT (ng/ml) 0,41 ± 0,86
CPK (U/l) 452,96 ± 2256,02
CM-MB (U/l) 40,86 ± 54,23
  1. PCI-percutaneous coronary intervention; CABG-coronary artery bypass grafting; AVR-aortic valve replacement; LBBB-left bundle branch block; hs TnT-high sensitivity troponin T; CPK-creatine kinase; CK-MB-cardiac isoenzyme of creatine kinase.
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Cardiovascular Ultrasound

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