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. 2025 Mar 17;21(6):e296–e306. doi: 10.4244/EIJ-D-24-00832

Table 1. Clinical, ECG, echocardiographic and angiographic features in the overall population and according to the number of positive COVADIS criteria observed during ACh provocation testing.

Characteristics Overall population (n=519) 0 COVADIS components (n=127) 1 COVADIS component (n=85) 2 COVADIS components (n=119) 3 COVADIS components (n=188) p-value
Clinical characteristics
Age, years 61.4±12.1 60.1±11.7 62.3±11.8 60.7±12.5 62.4±12.2 0.297
Male sex 275 (53.0) 59 (46.5) 47 (55.3) 87 (73.1) 82 (43.6) <0.001*
Hypertension 333 (64.2) 77 (60.6) 55 (64.7) 83 (69.7) 118 (62.8) 0.480
Diabetes 93 (17.9) 17 (13.4) 18 (21.2) 18 (15.1) 40 (21.3) 0.216
Smoking 147 (28.3) 32 (25.2) 25 (29.4) 33 (27.7) 57 (30.3) 0.789
Dyslipidaemia 279 (53.8) 74 (58.3) 47 (55.3) 67 (56.3) 91 (48.4) 0.308
Obesity (BMI ≥30 kg/m2) 46 (8.9) 11 (8.7) 7 (8.2) 7 (5.9) 21 (11.2) 0.458
Family history of CAD 174 (33.5) 48 (37.8) 29 (34.1) 43 (36.1) 54 (28.7) 0.339
Clinical presentation 0.168
MINOCA 173 (33.3) 35 (27.6) 25 (29.4) 40 (33.6) 73 (38.8)
INOCA 346 (66.7) 92 (72.4) 60 (70.6) 79 (66.4) 115 (61.2)
Previous CV history 100 (19.3) 30 (23.6) 16 (18.8) 17 (14.3) 37 (19.7) 0.324
Laboratory data
Hb, g/dL 13.4±1.4 13.5±1.4 13.6±1.5 13.2±1.4 13.5±1.4 0.147
WBC, x103/L 7.3±2.1 7.1±1.8 7.4±1.9 7.7±2.3 7.2±2.2 0.140
Serum creatinine on admission, mg/dL 0.83 [0.71; 0.97] 0.82 [0.72; 0.98] 0.80 [0.68; 0.95] 0.82 [0.72; 0.95] 0.84 [0.70; 0.99] 0.380
hs-cTnI at admission, ng/mL 0.2 [0.01; 4.00] 0.9 [0.01; 6.0] 0.4 [0.01; 4.7] 0.1 [0.01; 3.0] 0.1 [0.01; 3.7] 0.172
CRP, mg/L 0.5 [0.1; 2.6] 0.5 [0.1; 2.7] 0.5 [0.1; 2.6] 0.5 [0.1; 2.9] 0.05 [0.05; 2.4] 0.418
Echocardiographic data
LVEF on admission, % 59.5±5.8 59.7±5.4 59.6±5.2 60.1±5.8 59.0±6.2 0.415
Diastolic dysfunction 254 (48.9) 58 (45.7) 37 (43.5) 64 (53.8) 95 (50.5) 0.416
Angiographic data
Presence of non-obstructive CAD 259 (49.9) 63 (49.6) 41 (48.2) 58 (48.7) 97 (51.6) 0.945
Provocation test
Positive 274 (52.8) 0 (0) 0 (0) 86 (72.3) 188 (100) <0.001*
Type of positive response <0.001*
Epicardial spasm 188 (68.6) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 188 (100)
Microvascular spasm 86 (31.4) 0 (0) 0 (0) 86 (72.3) 0 (0)
Reproduction of typical anginal symptoms 330 (63.6) 0 (0) 33 (38.8) 109 (91.6) 188 (100) <0.001*
Reproduction of ischaemic ECG changes 313 (60.3) 0 (0) 19 (22.4) 106 (89.1) 188 (100) <0.001*
Epicardial coronary diameter reduction ≥90% 244 (47.0) 0 (0) 33 (38.8) 23 (19.3) 188 (100) <0.001*
Epicardial coronary diameter reduction <90% 99 (19.1) 14 (11.0) 4 (4.7) 81 (68.1) 0 (0) <0.001*
Highest ACh dose (≥100 mcg) 323 (62.2) 89 (70.1) 58 (68.2) 75 (63.0) 101 (53.7) 0.015*
ACh dose 200 mcg 10 (1.9) 2 (1.6) 4 (4.7) 2 (1.7) 2 (1.1) 0.227
ACh maximum dose 100 [50; 100] 100 [50; 100] 100 [50; 100] 100 [50; 100] 100 [50; 100] 0.698
Therapy at discharge
Aspirin 256 (49.3) 62 (48.8) 40 (47.1) 51 (42.9) 103 (54.8) 0.219
Clopidogrel 56 (10.8) 20 (15.7) 6 (7.1) 12 (10.1) 18 (9.6) 0.185
Ticagrelor 5 (1.0) 1 (0.8) 0 (0) 1 (0.8) 3 (1.6) 0.643
Prasugrel 4 (0.8) 2 (1.6) 1 (1.2) 0 (0) 1 (0.5) 0.508
Beta blockers 178 (34.3) 65 (51.2) 31 (36.5) 33 (27.7) 49 (26.1) <0.001*
CCBs 343 (66.1) 36 (28.3) 42 (49.4) 89 (74.8) 176 (93.6) <0.001*
ACEi/ARBs 341 (65.7) 83 (65.4) 52 (61.2) 84 (70.6) 122 (64.9) 0.553
Statins 358 (69.0) 79 (62.2) 49 (57.6) 91 (76.5) 139 (73.9) 0.004*
Diuretics 76 (14.6) 19 (15.0) 10 (11.8) 18 (15.1) 29 (15.4) 0.876
Nitrates 14 (2.7) 1 (0.8) 2 (2.4) 3 (2.5) 8 (4.3) 0.314
NOACs 47 (9.1) 9 (7.1) 9 (10.6) 10 (8.5) 19 (10.1) 0.768
Values are expressed as median [IQR], n (%), or mean±SD. *Indicates statistical significance. ACEi: angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor; ACh: acetylcholine; ARB: angiotensin II receptor blocker; BMI: body mass index; CAD: coronary artery disease; CCB: calcium channel blocker; COVADIS: Coronary Vasomotor Disorders International Study Group; CRP: C-reactive protein; CV: cardiovascular; ECG: electrocardiogram; Hb: haemoglobin; hs-cTnI: high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I; INOCA: ischaemia with non-obstructive coronary arteries; IQR: interquartile range; LVEF: left ventricular ejection fraction; MINOCA: myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary arteries; NOAC: novel oral anticoagulant; SD: standard deviation; WBC: white blood cell count