Table 1.
Comparison of STEMI cases arriving in Barzilai ER before and after the commencement of the Israel-Gaza war.
| Variable | Before war n = 144 | During war n = 42 | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (Mean ± SD) | 62.47 ± 13.62 | 60.4 ± 12.94 | 0.386 | |
| Sex (n,%) | Female | 37, 25.7 % | 7, 16.7 % | 0.226 |
| Male | 107, 74.3 % | 35, 83.3 % | ||
| BMI (Median, Q1-Q3) | 27.1, 24.3–31.2 | 27.6, 25.4–31 | 0.532 | |
| Hypertension (n,%) | 77, 53.5 % | 23, 54.8 % | 0.821 | |
| Smoking (n,%) | 69, 47.9 % | 27, 64.3 % | 0.074 | |
| Diabetes (n,%) | 53, 36.8 % | 11, 26.2 % | 0.203 | |
| Ischemic heart disease (n,%) | 28, 19.4 % | 7, 16.7 % | 0.685 | |
| Peripherial vascular disease (n,%) | 3, 2.1 % | 1, 2.4 % | 1 | |
| COPD (n,%) | 6, 4.2 % | 3, 7.1 % | 0.429 | |
| Troponin (Median, Q1-Q3) | 44.5, 18-155 | 38, 15-222 | 0.805 | |
| EF, % (Median, Q1-Q3) | 45, 37-50 | 45, 36-50 | 0.981 | |
| Cardiogenic shock (n,%) | 10, 6.9 % | 4, 9.5 % | 0.693 | |
| Arrhythmias (n,%) | 14, 9.7 % | 8, 19 % | 0.1 | |
| Hospital mortality (n,%) | 5, 3.5 % | 4, 9.5 % | 0.118 | |
| Mortality within 30 days | 6, 4.2 % | 4, 9.5 % | 0.237 | |
| Door to balloon time, minutes (Median, Q1-Q3) | 48, 29-80 | 53.5, 36-85 | 0.421 | |
| Time from symptoms onset to FMC, minutes (Median, Q1-Q3) | 101, 50-171 | 105, 45-285 | 0.807 | |
| FMC-to-ECG time, minutes (Median, Q1-Q3) | 7, 5–11.5 | 6, 3-12 | 0.579 | |
| First ECG to balloon time, minutes (Median, Q1-Q3) | 71, 57.5–95.5 | 76, 62-107 | 0.234 | |
| TIT, minutes (Median, Q1-Q3) | 183, 125-300 | 198, 119-353 | 0.849 | |
COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; BMI body mass index; EF ejection fraction: STEMI ST-elevation myocardial infarction; FMC first medical contact; ECG electrocardiogram; ER emergency medicine; TIT total ischemic time.