Table 2.
Comparing clinical characteristic of patients with and without severe LV dysfunction post PPCI treated AMI.
| Variable | Group I with severe LV dysfunction N = 1021 (36%) |
Group II without severe LV dysfunction N = 1842 (64%) |
P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) M ± SD | 56.77 ± 11.7 | 55.64 ± 11.8 | NS |
| Male | 857 (84%) | 1528 (83%) | NS |
| Pilgrims | 367 (36%) | 552 (30%) | 0.002 |
| South Asian | 327 (32%) | 534 (29%) | 0.08 |
| Non-Arabic speakers | 439 (43%) | 664 (36%) | 0.003 |
| DM | 571 (56%) | 994 (54%) | NS |
| HTN | 551 (54%) | 976 (53%) | NS |
| Smoking | 306 (30%) | 645 (35%) | 0.03 |
| Dyslipidemia | 132 (13%) | 276 (15%) | NS |
| Obesity | 285 (28%) | 497 (27%) | NS |
| Old CVA | 30 (3%) | 55 (3%) | NS |
| History of IHD | 234 (23%) | 349 (19%) | 0.05 |
| Previous revascularization | 91 (9%) | 92 (5%) | 0.001 |
| Anterior STEMI | 796 (78%) | 792 (43%) | <0.001 |
| Troponin (ng/mL) Mean ± SD | 140.8 ± 343.7 | 67.2 ± 189.1 | <0.001 |
| Serum creatinine (mg/dL) Mean ± SD | 1.3 ± 4.1 | 1.2 ± 0.09 | NS |
AMI: Acute myocardial infarction; CVA: Cerebrovascular accidents DM: Diabetes Mellitus; HTN: Hypertension; IHD: Ischemic heart disease; LV: Left Ventricle; PPCI: Primary percutaneous coronary intervention; STEMI; ST-Elevation myocardial infarction.