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Table 2 Peri-Procedural Characteristics and Outcomes 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

Infarct artery (%)

    

   LAD

26 (43.3)

12 (48.0)

14 (40.0)

0.344

   LCx

12 (20.0)

6 (24.0)

6 (17.1)

0.210

   RCA

22 (36.7)

9 (36.0)

13 (37.1)

0.416

Multivessel disease (%)

26 (43.3)

9 (36.0)

17 (48.6)

0.128

Thrombus score

    

   2

22 (36.7)

8 (32.0)

14 (40.0)

0.224

   3

23 (38.3)

11 (44.0)

12 (34.3)

0.419

   4

4 (6.7)

2 (8.0)

2 (5.7)

0.426

Adjunctive Pharmacologic Therapy

    

   Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitor (%)

35 (58.3)

13 (52.0)

22 (62.9)

0.514

   Bivalirudin (%)

25 (41.7)

11 (44.0)

14 (40.0)

0.664

Stent type

    

   Bare-metal

41 (68.3)

16 (64.0)

25 (71.4)

0.517

   Drug-eluting

19 (31.7)

8 (32.0)

11 (31.4)

0.736

Mean peak creatine kinase peak (IU/L)

2177 ± 1579

2321 ± 1271

2142 ± 1643

0.513

ST-segment resolution (%)

34 (56.7)

10 (40.0)

24 (68.6)

0.036

Post PCI TIMI flow grade (%)

    

   > 2

58 (96.7)

24 (96.0)

34 (97.1)

0.987

Post PCI MBG (%)

    

   > 2

42 (70.0)

11 (44.0)

31 88.6)

0.001

Mean PCI to CMR time

    

   Scan 1, hours

34.4 ± 17.3

36.6 ± 16.2

34.0 ± 17.6

0.435

   Scan 2, days

243 ± 62

222 ± 52

247 ± 69

0.212

  1. Abbreviations. CMR cardiovascular magnetic resonance; LAD left anterior descending; LCx left circumflex; MBG myocardial blush grade; RCA right coronary artery; TIMI Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction; other abbreviations as in Table 1