Table 2.
Baseline characteristics stratified by treatment (Cohort A )
| Clinical characteristics | Medical | Revascularization | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| No. (%) | 2326 (20.5) | 9008 (79.5) | |
| BMI, Mean (SD) | 28.8 (5.6) | 28.8 (5.1) | |
| Age, Mean (SD) | 65.5 (10.8) | 64.2 (10.7) | <0.001 |
| Female (%) | 24.9 | 21.1 | <0.001 |
| Current smoker (%) | 19.6 | 23.6 | <0.001 |
| Diabetes Mellitus (%) | 26.9 | 20.9 | <0.001 |
| Hyperlipidemia (%) | 78.9 | 78.6 | |
| Pulmonary disease (%) | 16.3 | 12.1 | <0.001 |
| Heart Failure (%) | 13.7 | 7.5 | <0.001 |
| Hypertension (%) | 72.8 | 67.6 | <0.001 |
| CVD (%) | 7.5 | 5.0 | <0.001 |
| PVD (%) | 8.5 | 5.6 | <0.001 |
| ST-Elevated MI (%) | 11.7 | 28.9 | <0.001 |
| Non ST-Elevated MI (%) | 19.1 | 24.8 | <0.001 |
| Prior MI (%) | 28.3 | 21.6 | <0.001 |
| Prior PCI (%) | 5.7 | 4.1 | 0.001 |
| Prior CABG (%) | 7.2 | 2.1 | <0.001 |
| Prior lytic (%) | 2.6 | 7.0 | <0.001 |
| ACS (%) | 42.8 | 64.1 | <0.001 |
| Indication for angiography (%) | <0.001 | ||
| Acute/recent MI | 26.7 | 48.1 | |
| Unstable angina | 17.4 | 17.9 | |
| Stable angina | 48.1 | 30.1 | |
| Other* | 7.8 | 3.9 | |
| Priority to angiography (%) | <0.001 | ||
| Emergency | 2.2 | 14.2 | |
| Urgent in hospital | 45.5 | 51.0 | |
| Urgent out of hospital | 16.8 | 12.3 | |
| Planned | 35.4 | 21.4 | |
| Unknown | 0.2 | 1.0 | |
| Ejection fraction (%) | <0.001 | ||
| >50% | 62.0 | 61.0 | |
| 35-50% | 16.0 | 19.3 | |
| 20-34% | 6.0 | 3.2 | |
| <20% | 2.0 | 0.6 | |
| Not done | 13.9 | 15.9 | |
| Coronary Anatomy (%) | <0.001 | ||
| Normal | 0.2 | 0.0 | |
| <50% disease | 0.3 | 0.1 | |
| Low risk (1–2 VD) | 65.5 | 52.4 | |
| High Risk (2–3 VD) | 28.6 | 37.1 | |
| Left Main disease | 5.4 | 10.3 |
SD: Standard deviation, BMI: body mass index, CVD: Cerebrovascular disease, PVD: Peripheral vascular disease, MI: myocardial infarction, PCI: Percutaneous Coronary Intervention, CABG: Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting, ACS: Acute coronary syndrome, VD: vessel disease. *Other include silence ischemia, evaluation of serious arrhythmia, preoperative assessment, research protocol angiography.