Table 1.
Baseline clinical and laboratory characteristics of AMI patients
| Variables | Thrombus aspiration (N = 97) | PCI alone (N = 111) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, year | 61 (57,69) | 70 (62,76) | < 0.001 |
| Male, n (%) | 89 (91.8) | 79 (71.2) | < 0.001 |
| Smoking, n (%) | 57 (58.8) | 53 (47.7) | 0.112 |
| LVEF, % | 53 (45.7,58.9) | 54.3 (49.5,59.1) | 0.257 |
| Hypertension, n (%) | 67 (69.1) | 75 (67.6) | 0.816 |
| Diabetes mellitus, n (%) | 35 (36.1) | 48 (43.2) | 0.293 |
| Leukocyte count, 109/L | 9.21 (8.0,11.0) | 9.4 (7.7,11.2) | 0.846 |
| Neutrophil count, 109/L | 7.8 (6.1,9.5) | 7 (5.6,8.9) | 0.076 |
| Hemoglobin, g/L | 140.5 ± 12.9 | 128.3 ± 17.6 | < 0.001 |
| Platelet, 109 /L | 215 (187,245) | 210 (183,250) | 0.933 |
| MPV, fL | 10.1 (9.35,10.8) | 9.7 (8.7,10.6) | 0.014 |
| BUN (mmol/L) | 6 (5,7.4) | 6.3 (5,8.1) | 0.155 |
| Serum creatinine (μmol/L) | 79 (67.1,93.5) | 86 (68,110.4) | 0.066 |
| Uric acid (μmol/L) | 378.6 ± 109 | 383.8 ± 127.1 | 0.753 |
| ALT, U/L | 44 (31,68.5) | 29 (17,46) | < 0.001 |
| TC, mmol/L | 4.5 (3.8,5.4) | 4.5 (3.8,5.3) | 0.806 |
| Triglyceride, mmol/L | 1.6 (1.1,2.2) | 1.4 (1.1,1.8) | 0.077 |
| HDL-C, mmol/L | 1 ± 0.2 | 1.0 ± 0.2 | 0.262 |
| LDL-C, mmol/L | 2.91 (2.4,3.5) | 2.8 (2.3,3.5) | 0.35 |
| Apolipoprotein A, g/l | 1.1(0.95,1.2) | 1.1 (0.94,1.26) | 0.47 |
| Glucose, mmol/L | 6.8 (5.4, 8.4) | 6.6 (5.4,8.1) | 0.969 |
| Hs-CRP, mg/L | 10.86 (9.14, 26.1) | 17.8 (9.3,35.2) | 0.052 |
| HbA1c | 6.6 (5.8, 7.5) | 6.7 (5.9,7.8) | 0.532 |
| Aspirin + Ticagrelor, n (%) | 87 (89.7) | 69 (62.2) | < 0.001 |
| STEMI, n (%) | 73 (75.3) | 63 (56.8) | 0.005 |
| High Thrombus, n (%) | 94 (96.9) | 104 (93.7) | 0.28 |
| TIMI flow grade (final) < 3, n (%) | 6 (6.1) | 8 (7.2) | 0.769 |
The data are presented as mean ± standard deviation for continuous variables, median (interquartile range) for variables with a skewed distribution, or n (%) for categorical variables. ALT alanine transaminase, BUN blood urea nitrogen, HbA1c glycosylated haemoglobin, HDL-C high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, Hs-CRP high sensitivity-C reactive protein, LDL-C low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, LVEF left ventricular ejection fraction, MPV mean platelet volume, STEMI ST-elevation myocardial infarction, TC total cholesterol.