Table 5.
Comparing in-hospital outcome parameters 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary edema | 71 (7%) | 37 (2%) | <0.001 |
| Cardiogenic shock | 70 (7%) | 36 (2%) | <0.001 |
| History of mechanical ventilation | 84 (8%) | 35 (2%) | <0.001 |
| Cardiac arrest | 82 (8%) | 50 (3%) | <0.001 |
| LVT | 174 (17%) | 74 (4%) | <0.001 |
| Length of hospital stay | 6.6 ± 7.6 | 5.1 ± 8.1 | 0.002 |
| In hospital death | 51 (5%) | 18 (1%) | <0.001 |
AMI: Acute myocardial infarction; LV: Left ventricle; LVT: Left ventricular thrombus; PPCI: Primary percutaneous coronary intervention.