Table 2.
Characteristics of index STEMI
| With HF (n=85) | Without HF (n=1275) | Number of missings | P value | |
| Reperfusion therapy | 10 | |||
| PCI | 73 (85.9) | 1159 (90.9) | 0.125 | |
| CABG | 3 (3.5) | 19 (1.5) | 0.149 | |
| Thrombolysis | 4 (4.7) | 34 (2.7) | 0.269 | |
| None (spontaneous reperfusion on angiography or medication) | 5 (5.9) | 53 (4.2) | 0.446 | |
| Time between symptoms and PCI (min) | 180 (IQR 112) | 180 (IQR 119) | 0 | 0.670 |
| Maximal troponin T value (median) μg/L | 6.26 (IQR 8.74) | 2.10 (IQR 4.03) | 1050 | 0.280 |
| Maximal CK-MB value (median) U/L | 422.5 (IQR 333.0) | 181.0 (IQR 259.0) | 243 | <0.001 |
| Culprit lesion | 55 | |||
| LAD | 65 (82.3) | 610 (49.8) | <0.001 | |
| RCX | 3 (3.8) | 195 (15.9) | 0.003 | |
| RCA | 10 (12.7) | 409 (33.3) | <0.001 | |
| LM | 1 (1.3) | 12 (1.0) | 0.829 | |
| Multivessel disease | 30 (38.5) | 450 (36.9) | 62 | 0.780 |
Numbers in the columns with and without HF denote n (%), unless specified otherwise.
CABG, coronary artery bypass grafting; HF, heart failure; LAD, left anterior descending artery; LM, left main artery; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention; RCA, right coronary artery; RCX, ramus circumflexus; STEMI, ST-elevation myocardial infarction.