Table 1.

Comparison of baseline clinical characteristics

BMI, body mass index; CABG, coronary artery bypass grafting; GRACE, Global Registry of Acute Coronary Events; HIJAMI, Heart Institute of Japan Acute Myocardial Infarction registry; KAMIR, Korea Acute Myocardial Infarction Registry; MI, myocardial infarction; NRMI, National Registry of Myocardial Infarction; PASSION, Paclitaxel-Eluting Stent Versus Conventional Stent in Myocardial Infarction with ST-segment Elevation trial; SESAMI, Sirolimus-Eluting Stent Versus Bare-Metal Stent in Acute Myocardial Infarction; SACCAR, Swedish Coronary Angiography and Angioplasty Registry; TYPHOON, Trial to Assess the Use of the Cypher Stent in Acute Myocardial Infarction Treated with Balloon Angioplasty.