Table 1.
Patient Characteristics
| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| Age, y | 57±10 |
| Male, n (%) | 57 (78) |
| Body mass index, kg/m2 | 28.7±4.8 |
| Smoker, n (%) | 52 (72.2) |
| Hypertension, n (%) | 25 (34.7) |
| Hyperlipidemia, n (%) | 23 (32.4) |
| Diabetes mellitus, n (%) | 9 (12.3) |
| Previous PCI, n (%) | 6 (8.2) |
| GRACE score | 156±37.25 |
| Troponin, mg/dL | 0.92 (0.2, 5.3) |
| Infarct‐related artery | |
| Left anterior descending, n (%) | 33 (45) |
| Circumflex, n (%) | 23 (32) |
| Right coronary, n (%) | 17 (23) |
| Angiographic characteristics | |
| Thrombus | 17.6% |
| Ulcerated | 58.8% |
| Irregular | 64.7% |
| Calcified | 17.6% |
| TIMI flow <3 | 19.6% |
| Stenosis, % | 84.79±15.7% |
| Multivessel disease, n (%) | 36 (49) |
| Treatment strategies | |
| Medical therapy only, n (%) | 21 (28.7) |
| Coronary artery bypass grafting, n (%) | 6 (8.2) |
| PCI, n (%) | 46 (63) |
| APPROACH lesion score, %LV mass | 23.45±12.6 |
GRACE indicates Global Registry of Acute Coronary Events; LV, left ventricular; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention; TIMI, Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction.