Table 1.
Baseline and procedural characteristics of the patients
| PCI with Proxis (n=141) | Primary PCI alone (n=143) | p value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, years | 62 | ± 11 | 59 | ± 11 | 0.03 |
| Men | 112 | (80%) | 114 | (80%) | 0.95 |
| Body mass index | 27 | ± 4 | 27 | ± 4 | 0.17 |
| History | |||||
| Diabetes mellitus | 17 | (12) | 9 | (6) | 0.09 |
| Hypertension | 44 | (31) | 33 | (23) | 0.12 |
| Hypercholesterolaemia | 29 | (21) | 19 | (13) | 0.10 |
| Myocardial infarction | 8 | (6) | 13 | (9) | 0.27 |
| PCI | 9 | (6) | 10 | (7) | 0.84 |
| Cerebrovascular disease | 8 | (6) | 6 | (4) | 0.57 |
| Cardiovascular disease in family | 49 | (35) | 54 | (38) | 0.60 |
| Current smoking | 70 | (50) | 93 | (65) | 0.01 |
| No. of diseased vessels | 0.68 | ||||
| 1 | 95 | (67) | 99 | (69) | |
| 2 | 40 | (28) | 31 | (22) | |
| 3 | 6 | (4) | 13 | (9) | |
| Infarct-related vessel | 0.86 | ||||
| Left anterior descending arter y | 41 | (29) | 42 | (29) | |
| Left circumflex artery | 14 | (10) | 15 | (11) | |
| Right coronary artery | 86 | (61) | 86 | (60) | |
| Baseline TIMI-graded flow | 0.52 | ||||
| 0 | 127 | (90) | 127 | (89) | |
| 1 | 12 | (9) | 11 | (8) | |
| 2 | 2 | (1) | 5 | (4) | |
| Proxis placed | 132 | (94) | - | ||
| GP IIb/IIIa receptor antagonists | 61 | (43) | 50 | (35) | 0.15 |
| Symptom onset to balloon, min | 170 | (132–234) | 153 | (126–212) | 0.07 |
Data are expressed as mean ± SD, median (interquartile range), or number of patients (percent). GP=glycoprotein, TIMI=Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction.