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Table 2 Baseline Characteristics

From: Relationship between CMR-derived parameters of ischemia/reperfusion injury and the timing of CMR after reperfused ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction

Characteristics

Overall

(n = 163)

Tertile-1

(n = 54)

Tertile-2

(n = 55)

Tertile-3

(n = 54)

P-value

Age (years)

60 ± 13

60 ± 14

57 ± 14

63 ± 11

0.054

Male Gender  n, (%)

120 (74)

40 (74)

39 (71)

41 (76)

0.835

FH for CAD n, (%)

19 (12)

9 (17)

6 (11)

4 (7)

0.318

Diabetes n, (%)

24 (15)

7 (13)

5 (9)

12 (22)

0.139

Hypertension n (%)

90 (55)

27 (50)

28 (51)

35 (65)

0.219

Hypercholesterolemia n, (%)

92 (53)

30 (56)

33 (60)

29 (54)

0.658

Active Smoking n, (%)

66 (40)

20 (37)

26 (47)

20 (37)

0.453

Prodromal Angina n. (%)

55 (34)

19 (35)

20 (36)

16 (30)

0.731

Time-to-PPCI (min)

195 (128–270)

209 (129–270)

173 (125–208)

197 (149–303)

0.111

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

119 ± 21

124 ± 22

120 ± 21

114 ± 20

0.061

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

70 ± 14

71 ± 15

72 ± 14

68 ± 13

0.368

Heart Rate (bpm)

75 ± 16

74 ± 14

73 ± 15

78 ± 19

0.165

RPP before PPCI (mmHg∙bpm)

9032 ± 2713

9296 ± 2780

8779 ± 2547

9027 ± 2831

0.613

Infarct related artery n, (%)

    

0.537

 LAD

74 (45)

28 (52)

23 (42)

23 (43)

 RCA

62 (38)

17 (31)

25 (46)

20 (37)

 LCX

27 (17)

9 (17)

7 (13)

11 (20)

Anterior Infarction n, (%)

74 (45)

28 (52)

23 (41)

23 (43)

0.506

Non-IRA critical stenosis n, (%)

    

0.865

 0

79 (49)

28 (52)

28 (51)

23 (43)

 

 1

51 (31)

15 (25)

17 (31)

19 (35)

 

 2

33 (20)

11 (20)

10 (18)

12 (22)

 

TIMI flow-grade pre-PPCI n, (%)

    

0.237

 0,1

121 (74)

40(74)

37 (67)

44 (82)

 

 2,3

42 (26)

14 (26)

18 (33)

10 (19)

 

TIMI flow-grade post-PPCI n, (%)

    

0.444

 0,1

2 (1)

0(0)

1 (2)

1 (2)

 

 2,3

161 (99)

54 (100)

54 (98)

53 (98)

 

Rentrop flow-grade n, (%)

    

0.152

 0,1

152 (93)

53 (98)

50 (91)

49 (91)

 

 2,3

11 (7)

1 (2)

5 (9)

5 (9)

 

Medication at discharge

 

ACEi or ARBs n, (%)

160 (98)

53 (98)

53 (96)

54 (100)

0.369

Beta-blockers n, (%)

126 (77)

39 (72)

44 (80)

43 (80)

0.552

Statins n, (%)

154 (95)

51 (94)

54 (98)

53 (98)

0.458

Diuretics n, (%)

13 (8)

2 (4)

4 (7)

7 (13)

0.197

  1. ACEi angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor, ARB angiotensin receptor blocker, CAD coronary artery disease, FH familial history, IRA infarct-related artery, LAD left anterior descending artery, LCX:left circumflex, PPCI primary percutaneous coronary intervention, RCA right coronary artery, RPP rate-pressure product, TIMI Thrombolysis In Myocardial Infarction