Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of patients
| Age | ||
| Mean(years) | 59.60 ± 11.10 | |
| Range (years) | 33-86 | |
| Age≥ 65 years | 34 (36.6) | |
| Gender, M/F ratio | 74/19 | |
| MI location | ||
| Anterior | 58 (63) | |
| Inferior | 32 (34.8) | |
| Other | 2 (2.2) | |
| Killip class | ||
| 1 | 72 (77.4) | |
| 2 | 12 (12.9) | |
| 3 | 4 (4.3) | |
| Ischemic time (pain-to-door Time) | ||
| Mean(minutes) | 255.1 ± 221.4 | |
| Range (minutes) | 16-720 | |
| < 2hr | 29 (31.2) | |
| ≤ 2 hr < 4 hr | 21 (22.6) | |
| ≤ 4hr lt; 6 hr | 6 (6.5) | |
| ≤ 6hr < 12 hr | 30 (32.3) | |
| Missed | 7 (7.5) | |
| Unconsciousness at admission | 4 (4.3) | |
| Cardiogenicshock at admission | 9 (9.7) | |
| Renal insufficiency(Cr > 1.5) | 12 (12.9) | |
| Smoker * | 28 (30.1) | |
| Diabetes mellitus | 19 (20.4) | |
| Hypertension† | 24 (25.8) | |
| Hyperlipidemia‡ | 18 (19.4) | |
| Previous stroke | 1 (1.1) | |
| Previous CAD | 25 (26.9) | |
| EF | ||
| Mean(%) | 36.02 ± 11.58 | |
| Range (%) | 15-60 | |
| LowEF (< 40%) | 40 (43.0) | |
Categorical variables are expressed as n (%) and continuous variables are expressed as Mean ± SD or range (Min-Max).
M/F: Male/Female; MI: Myocardial infarction; SBP: Systolic blood pressure; CAD: Coronary artery disease; EF: Ejection fraction
*
Smoker: a person who has smoked at least 1 cigarette (or cigar, pipe) in the last month.
†
Hypertension: Systolic blood pressure > 140 mmHg; diastolic blood pressure > 90 mmHg; or taking hypertensive drugs
‡
Hyperlipidemia: LDL cholesterol ≥ 130 mg/dl; triglycerides ≥150 mg/dl; and HDL ≤ 40 mg/dl; or on treatment of hyperlipidemia