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Table 1 Baseline Clinical Characteristics of the Study Population

From: Thrombus aspiration during primary percutaneous coronary intervention is associated with reduced myocardial edema, hemorrhage, microvascular obstruction and left ventricular remodeling

 

Total (n = 60)

NTA (n = 25)

TA (n = 35)

p Value

Age, yrs

59.6 ± 10.6

60.0 ± 7.3

59.5 ± 12.6

0.741

Males (%)

53 (88.3)

21 (84.0)

32 (91.4)

0.273

Diabetes (%)

15 (25.0)

6 (24.0)

9 (25.7)

0.242

Hypertension (%)

27 (45.0)

12 (48.0)

15 (42.9)

0.312

Dyslipidemia (%)

15 (25.0)

7 (28.0)

8 (22.9)

0.414

Smoking (%)

17 (28.3)

8 (32.0)

9 (25.7)

0.372

Prior Myocardial Infarction (%)

2 (3.3)

1 (4.0)

1 (2.9)

0.718

Prior PCI (%)

4 (6.7)

1 (4.0)

3 (8.6)

0.384

Creatinine, umol/L

82.1 ± 23.0

81.1 ± 17.1

82.6 ± 24.3

0.743

Symptoms to balloon, minutes

397 ± 304

402 ± 268

391 ± 291

0.831

Door to balloon, minutes

83.5 ± 51.2

83.2 ± 39.8

83.9 ± 59.8

0.765

  1. Abbreviations. NTA no thrombus aspiration; PCI percutaneous coronary intervention; TA thrombus aspiration