Table 1: Caractheristics of patients.
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Early invasive ≤ 24 HN = 167 |
Delayed invasive > 24 HN = 129 |
p |
Age, years |
60.7 |
64 |
0.023 |
Male sex, (%) |
59.9 |
55.8 |
NS |
Body mass index, kg/m2 |
28.2 |
27.8 |
NS |
Ankle-brachial index < 0.9 |
11.4 |
13.2 |
NS |
IMT, mm |
0.83 |
0.84 |
NS |
Cardiovascular risk factors: |
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Current smoking, (%) |
29.9 |
21.7 |
NS |
Hypertension, (%) |
53.9 |
56.9 |
NS |
Hypercholesterolaemia, (%) |
40.1 |
39.5 |
NS |
Diabetes mellitus, (%) |
46.7 |
48.1 |
NS |
Grace score |
123.1 |
134.3 |
0.004 |
GRACE >140 |
31.7 |
41.9 |
NS |
TIMI score |
3.6 |
3.8 |
NS |
TIMI ≥ 5 |
27.5 |
28.7 |
NS |
Medical history: |
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PreviousMI |
23.4 |
14.0 |
NS |
Previous PCI |
5.4 |
7.8 |
NS |
Previous CABG |
0.6 |
2.3 |
NS |
Ischaemic ECG changes: |
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ST-segment depression, (%) |
67.1 |
76.7 |
NS |
Transient ST-elevation, (%) |
7.8 |
7.0 |
NS |
Biology : |
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Positive troponin, (%) |
53.3 |
65.9 |
0.032 |
Blood creatinine (mg/l) |
10.0 |
10.6 |
NS |
Echocardiography: |
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LVEF (%): |
56.9 |
54.8 |
NS |
LVEF: Left ventricular ejection fraction; IMT: Intima-media thickness. |