Table 3.
Invasive measures of coronary physiology according to median neuropeptide Y (NPY) levels immediately post-primary percutaneous intervention (PPCI)
| NPY post-PPCI <12.4 pg/ml (n=32) |
NPY post-PPCI >12.4 pg/ml (n=32) |
p Value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Resting gradient | 0.96 (0.94–1.0) | 0.95 (0.93–0.99) | 0.63 |
| Fractional flow reserve | 0.94 (0.90–0.98) | 0.94 (0.87–0.98) | 0.50 |
| Baseline transit time | 0.81 (0.58–1.13) | 0.63 (0.44–1.31) | 0.22 |
| Hyperaemic transit time | 0.39 (0.25–0.71) | 0.50 (0.34–0.96) | 0.28 |
| Baseline distal pressure | 90 (78–103) | 86 (76–99) | 0.67 |
| Hyperaemic distal pressure | 79 (65–88) | 77 (69–87) | 0.88 |
| Coronary flow reserve | 1.79 (1.45–2.34) | 1.23 (1.02–1.55) | 0.01 |
| Index of microcirculatory resistance | 30.6 (21.4–56.9) | 38.1 (22.9–64.7) | 0.48 |
Median values and IQR in brackets.