Table 2. Clinical and angiographic characteristics between patients with or without AAC.
| All patients (n = 225) | AAC (+) (n = 127) | AAC (–) (n = 98) | p-value | |
| ACS type | ||||
| STEMI | 78 (35) | 40 (32) | 38 (39) | 0.26 |
| NSTEMI | 132 (59) | 80 (63) | 52 (53) | 0.13 |
| UA | 15 (7) | 7 (5) | 8 (8) | 0.43 |
| TIMI scores | 4.2 ± 2.3 | 4.9 ± 2.4 | 3.3 ± 1.7 | < 0.001 |
| Peak | ||||
| CK (U/L) | 1094 ± 1883 | 986 ± 1996 | 1235 ± 1727 | 0.33 |
| CK-MB (U/L) | 70.9 ± 88.7 | 62.6 ± 80.2 | 81.9 ± 98.1 | 0.12 |
| Troponin-I (ng/ml) | 34.9 ± 100.1 | 24.4 ± 45.3 | 48.9 ± 143.2 | 0.12 |
| CAD | ||||
| SVD | 42 (19) | 19 (15) | 23 (24) | 0.03 |
| DVD | 54 (24) | 33 (26) | 21 (22) | 0.96 |
| TVD | 115 (51) | 66 (52) | 49 (50) | 0.5 |
| Insignificant | 9 (4) | 8 (6) | 1 (1) | 0.11 |
| Normal CAG | 5 (2) | 2 (1) | 2 (2) | 0.42 |
| LM disease | 27 (12) | 20 (16) | 6 (7) | 0.04 |
| LVEF | 44 ± 16 | 43 ± 17 | 45 ± 15 | 0.66 |
| Killip class | 2.1 ± 1.1 | 2.4 ± 1.1 | 1.7 ± 1.0 | < 0.001 |
| Revascularization | 190 (84) | 105 (83) | 85 (87) | 0.46 |
Data are represented as mean ± standard deviation or n (%).
AAC, aortic arch calcification; CAD, coronary artery disease; CAG, coronary artery angiography; CK, creatine kinase; DVD, double vessel disease; LM, left main; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; NSTEMI, non-ST elevation myocardial infarction; STEMI, ST elevation myocardial infarction; SVD, single vessel disease; TIMI, thrombolysis in myocardial infarction; TVD, triple vessel disease; UA, unstable angina.