Table 2. Comparison of prognostic outcomes of the patients with RCA- and LCX-related acute inferior wall MI.
| Variables |
LCX group
(n=53) |
RCA group
(n=97) |
P-value |
| Peak level of CPK-MB (IU/L) | 246.7 ± 132.3 | 161.0 ± 105.0 | <0.001 |
| Cardiac troponin I (ng/ml) | 27.5 ± 11.2 | 14.7 ± 13.2 | <0.001 |
| Complete Heart Block (%) | 1 (2.0%) | 5 (6.0%) | 0.411 |
| Left ventricular ejection fraction (%) | 43.3 ± 6.5 | 55.8 ± 45.9 | 0.010 |
| Advanced heart failure (%) | 10 (20.0) | 2 (2.4%) | 0.001 |
| Significant mitral regurgitation (%) | 18 (34.0%) | 16 (16.5) | 0.015 |
| Re-hospitalization (%) | 4 (7.5%) | 5 (5.2%) | 0.721 |
| 30-day mortality (%) | 3 (5.7%) | 4 (4.1%) | 0.698 |