Table 1.
Clinical Characteristics of Patients
| Sex M/F | 52/14 (79/21) |
| Age, y | 55.6 ± 9.4 |
| Prior infarction | 16 (24) |
| Diabetes | 17 (24) |
| Hypertension | 47 (71) |
| Hyperlipidemia | 44 (67) |
| Smoking | 46 (70) |
| Chronic kidney disease | 24 (36) |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 26.9 ± 5.6 |
| Prior PCI | 3 (4.5) |
| Prior CABG | 2 (3) |
| Diagnosis | |
| NSTEMI | 3 (4.5) |
| Unstable angina | 37 (56) |
| Sable angina | 26 (39) |
| “Baseline” ECG | |
| Normal | 15 (23) |
| Pathologic Q waves | 26 (39) |
| Any lead S shift >0.5 mm | 28 (42) |
| Any lead TWI >0.5 mm | 27 (41) |
| Any lead S shift + TWI >0.5 mm | 14 (21) |
Values are n/n (%), mean ± SD, or n (%).
BMI = body mass index; CABG = coronary artery bypass grafting; ECG = electrocardiogram; NSTEMI = non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction; PCI = percutaneous coronary intervention; TWI = T wave inversion.