Table 1 Patient demographics and characteristics

No. of patients

29

Age (yrs)

57 ± 17

Sex f/m-n (%)

9/20 (31/69)

BMI (kg/m²)

25.6 ± 4.7

RR syst. (mmHg)

133 ± 9

RR diast. (mmHg)

77 ± 7

Heart rate (beats/min)

83 ± 19

Fever >37.5°C

6/29

Cardiovascular risk factors

   Diabetes - n (%)

6 (21)

   Smoking -n (%)

12 (42)

   Hypertension - n (%)

16 (55)

   Hyperlipidemia-n (%)

13 (45)

   Family history-n (%)

13 (21)

   TIMI Score

2.2 ± 1.2

   Wells Score

1.0 ± 1.4

Serum parameters

   cTnT admission (ng/dl)

0.9 ± 1.9

   cTnT max. (ng/dl)

1.5 ± 3.9

   Creatinine (mg/dl)

1.2 ± 0.6

   GFR (ml/min)

75 ± 29

   Leucocytes (/nl)

10.0 ± 4.3

...CRP (mg/dl)

45 ± 59

ECG criteria

   Sinus rhythm -n (%)

26 (90)

   Tachycardia -n (%)

7 (24)

   Left bundle branch block -n (%)

1 (3)

   Right bundle branch block -n (%)

1 (3)

   S1Q3 type -n (%)

1 (3)

   T-inversion -n (%)

13 (45)

   ST-deviation -n (%)

7 (24)