Table 1 Patient characteristics

Age, years

58 ± 10

55 ± 9

59 ± 8

0.70

Male

16 (94%)

8 (100%)

10 (71%)

0.12

Current smoker

9 (53%)

4 (50%)

7 (50%)

1.00

Hypertension

7 (41%)

3 (38%)

1 (7%)

0.08

Hypercholesterolemia

11 (65%)

3 (38%)

8 (57%)

0.50

Family history of premature heart disease

6 (35%)

3 (38%)

6 (43%)

0.91

Diabetes mellitus

0 (0%)

1 (13%)

1 (7%)

0.31

Pain to balloon time, min (median (IQR^*))

205 (126)

194 (77)

210 (200)

0.93

Infarct territory

  Anterior

5

4

6

0.69

  Inferior

11

3

6

  Lateral

1

1

1

GP^†IIb/ÍIIa inhibitor used

3 (18%)

3 (38%)

4 (29%)

0.64

TIMI flow pre-PCI ≥ 2

4 (24%)

0 (0%)

1 (7%)

0.25

TIMI flow post PCI

  Grade 2

1 (6%)

1 (11%)

0 (0%)

0.69

  Grade 3

16 (94%)

8 (89%)

14 (100%)

Peak CK^‡ (U/l)

1234 ± 976

1711 ± 1442

2640 ± 1997

0.051