Table 1. Characteristics of the patient population (n = 41).
| Variable | |
| Age , y | 57±12 |
| Male, % (n) | 82 (34) |
| Smoking, % (n) | 56 (23) |
| Diabetes, % (n) | 19 (8) |
| Hypertension, % (n) | 39(16) |
| Family history of CAD, % (n) | 41 (17) |
| Dyslipidemia, % (n) | 56 (23) |
| Primary PCI, % (n) | 80 (33) |
| Time onset of symptoms to PCI (min) | 226 (176.5;303.7) |
| Culprit coronary artery: LAD/LCx/RCA (%) | 66/17/17 |
| Peak CPK, UI/L | 1845 (1196;3149) |
| Medications at 3 months including aspirin, statins, clopidogrel, angiotensin-renin systeminhibitors, and beta-blockers, % | 95 |
CAD: coronary artery disease; PCI: percutaneous coronary intervention; LAD: left anterior descending coronary artery; LCx: left circumflex coronary artery; RCA: right coronary artery; CPK: creatinin phosphokinase.