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. 2022 Aug 10;23(8):281. doi: 10.31083/j.rcm2308281

Table 2.

Characteristics of the study population stratified by the occurrence of major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events (MACCE).

Studied population (N = 100) MACCE-group (N = 13) No MACCE-group (N = 87) p-value
Age (years) 64.9 ± 12.6 70.3 ± 17.9 64.1 ± 11.5 0.099
BMI (kg/m2) 27.4 ± 5.3 25.8 ± 4.3 27.6 ± 5.4 0.267
LVEF (%) 52.3 ± 10.4 48 ± 10.9 52.9 ± 10.3 0.116
Women (n, %) 18 (18) 4 (30.8) 14 (16.1) 0.243
Dyslipidemia (n, %) 52 (52) 2 (15.4) 45 (51.7) 0.886
Diabetes mellitus (n, %) 25 (25) 2 (15.4) 23 (26.4) 0.508
Hypertension (n, %) 62 (62) 9 (69.2) 53 (60.9) 0.761
Smoking (n, %) 28 (28) 3 (35.7) 25 (28.7) 0.171
Chronic kidney disease (n, %) 34 (34) 7 (53.8) 27 (31.4) 0.128
Acute coronary syndrome as initial presentation (n, %) 32 (32) 5 (38.5) 27 (31) 0.533
Significant CAD (n, %) 78 (78) 11 (84.6) 67 (77) 0.727
Type of CAA (n, %) 0.357
Fusiform 54 (50) 9 (60) 45 (48.4)
Saccular 54 (50) 6 (40) 48 (51.6)
Longitudinal aneurysm diameter (mm) 10.4 ± 6.4 13.5 ± 8.3 9.98 ± 6 0.074
Transverse aneurysm diameter (mm) 7.2 ± 2.2 7.2 ± 1.3 7.23 ± 2.3 0.974
Giant CAA (n, %) 21 (19.4) 2 (12.5) 19 (20.6) 1
Therapeutic strategy (n, %) 1
Medical 47 (47) 6 (46.2) 41 (47.1)
PCI 42 (42) 6 (46.2) 36 (41.4)
CABG 11 (11) 1 (7.7) 10 (11.5)
Conservative approach (n, %) 47 (47) 6 (46.2) 41 (47.1) 0.948
Invasive approach (n, %) 53 (53) 7 (53.8) 46 (52.9)
Anti-thrombotic treatment (n, %) 0.170
None 5 (5) 0 (0) 5 (5.7)
Aspirin or P2Y12- 40 (40) 7 (53.8) 33 (38)
Dual anti-platelet 30 (30) 1 (7.7) 29 (33.3)
Oral anticoagulant 25 (25) 5 (38.5) 20 (23)

*MACCE, major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events; BMI, body mass index; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; CAD, coronary artery disease; CAA, coronary artery aneurysm.