Table 1.
Patients’ clinical characteristics
| Characteristic | Total population (n=48) | Without ischaemia (n=42) | With ischaemia (n=6) |
| Past medical history | |||
| Myocardial infarction | 3 (6%) | 1 (2%) | 2 (33%) |
| Percutaneous coronary intervention | 15 (31%) | 12 (29%) | 3 (50%) |
| Coronary artery bypass grafting | 1 (2%) | 1 (2%) | 0 (0%) |
| Peripheral artery disease | 1 (2%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (17%) |
| Stroke | 2 (4%) | 1 (2%) | 1 (17%) |
| Renal insufficiency | 1 (2%) | 1 (2%) | 0 (0%) |
| Cardiovascular risk factors | |||
| Arterial hypertension | 28 (58%) | 22 (52%) | 6 (100%) |
| Dyslipidemia | 26 (54%) | 20 (48%) | 6 (100%) |
| Diabetes | 7 (15%) | 6 (14%) | 1 (17%) |
| Familial history | 15 (31%) | 14 (33%) | 1 (17%) |
| Current/former smoking | 20 (42%) | 18 (43%) | 2 (33%) |
| TIMI risk score | 1 (0 to 2) | 0 (0 to 0) | 2 (2 to 3) |
| Clinical presentation | |||
| Systolic blood pressure | 135 (119 to 155) | 135 (122 to 152) | 142 (129 to 154) |
| Diastolic blood pressure | 75 (66 to 82) | 75 (69 to 82) | 64 (62 to 78) |
| Heart rate | 72 (60 to 88) | 73 (62 to 88) | 65 (53 to 75) |
| Body mass index | 27.8 (25.3 to 30.4) | 27.3 (25.3 to 29.8) | 28.8 (26.5 to 30.7) |
Data are presented as n (%) or median (25th; 75th percentile).
TIMI, thrombolysis in myocardial infarction.