Table 3.
Demographic, echocardiographic, and angiographic data of patients with acute coronary syndromes aged ⩾70 years with or without APO
| APO (n = 75) | No APO (n:74) | p Value | |
| Age (years) | 75.1 (3.2) | 75.2 (3.1) | NS |
| Men | 44 (59%) | 49 (66%) | NS |
| Hypertension | 53 (69%) | 39 (53%) | <0.04 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 44 (59%) | 19 (26%) | <0.001 |
| Cholesterol >6.5 mmol/l | 26 (35%) | 35 (47%) | NS |
| PVD | 49 (65%) | 17 (23%) | <0.001 |
| Old myocardial infarction | 36 (48%) | 18 (24%) | <0.003 |
| Previous atrial fibrillation | 18 (24%) | 9 (12%) | <0.061 |
| Peak CKMB mass (μg/l) | 98 (165) | 161 (145) | <0.04 |
| Peak cTnI (μg/l) | 32.6 (74.7) | 57.6 (70.3) | <0.098 |
| STEMI | 16 (21%) | 27 (36%) | NS |
| NSTEMI | 45 (60%) | 22 (30%) | <0.001 |
| Left bundle branch block | 23 (31%) | 1 (1%) | <0.001 |
| UA | 14 (19%) | 25 (34%) | <0.03 |
| Ejection fraction (%) | 38.7 (13.0) | 56.1 (10.2) | <0.001 |
| Septum (mm) | 12.3 (2.8) | 12.0 (2.1) | NS |
| Posterior wall (mm) | 11.7 (1.9) | 11.2 (2.1) | NS |
| Moderate to severe MR | 27 (36%) | 7 (10%) | <0.001 |
| Coronary angiography | 46 (61%) | 31 (42%) | NS |
| Vessels with >70% stenosis | |||
| 0 | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | NS |
| 1 | 3 (7%) | 12 (39%) | NS |
| 2 | 7 (15%) | 8 (26%) | NS |
| 3 ± left main | 36 (78%) | 11 (35%) | <0.001 |
Data are mean (SD) or number (%).