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. 2018 Jun 6;13:1099–1109. doi: 10.2147/CIA.S166100

Table 2.

In-hospital examination and treatment

Characteristics Total (n=488) Sinus rhythm (n=439) NOAF (n=49) p-value
Laboratory test
 Hemoglobin (g/L) 139 (128–150) 140 (128–151) 134 (129–144) 0.03
 WBC (×109/L) 9.68 (7.82–12.06) 9.50 (7.77–12.09) 9.72 (6.94–12.26) 0.70
 Platelet (×109/L) 204 (169–243) 203 (171–246) 183 (157–238) 0.14
 C-reactive protein (mg/L) 4.09 (1.16–17.86) 3.80 (1.16–17.50) 6.80 (1.41–18.42) 0.62
 Creatinine (μmol/L) 80.8 (67.9–96.3) 80.0 (67.8–95.9) 81.0 (67.2–107.8) 0.40
 eGFR (mL/min/1.73 m2) 83.0±26.2 84.5±26.1 70.1±23.5 <0.01
 Peak TnT (ng/mL) 5.35 (1.79–10.00) 5.11 (1.80–10.00) 8.25 (1.29–10.00) 0.25
  >100×ULNa (ng/mL) 390 (79.9) 354 (80.6) 36 (73.5) 0.24
 Peak NT-pro-BNP (pg/mL) 1,762.5 (931.7–3,908.0) 1,591.0 (839.7–3,259.0) 6,126.0 (1,962.5–12,516.0) <0.01
  >5×ULNb (pg/mL) 312 (63.9) 267 (60.8) 45 (91.8) <0.01
Echocardiographyc
 LVEF (%) 50.6±10.5 51.1±10.2 45.9±12.3 0.01
 Left atrial diameter (mm) 39.0±4.7 38.9±4.6 40.6±5.3 0.02
 LVESD (mm) 31.7±5.4 31.5±5.2 33.0±6.8 0.36
 LVEDD (mm) 45.8±4.9 45.9±4.8 45.2±5.9 0.16
 Mitral regurgitation (%) 0.35
  Mild 220 (48.4) 200 (48.9) 20 (43.5)
  Moderate 24 (5.3) 20 (4.9) 4 (8.7)
  Severe 2 (0.4) 1 (0.2) 1 (2.2)
 Impaired mitral function (%)d 26 (5.7) 21 (5.1) 5 (10.9) 0.21
Coronary angiography (%)e
 Ischemia-related artery 0.97
 LAD 248 (51.6) 223 (51.4) 25 (53.2)
 RCA 191 (39.7) 173 (39.9) 18 (38.3)
 LCX 42 (8.7) 38 (8.8) 4 (8.5)
 Multi-vessel disease 203 (42.2) 189 (43.5) 14 (29.8) 0.07
In-hospital treatment (%)
 Antiplateletsf 483 (99.0) 435 (99.1) 48 (98.0) 0.41
 ACEI/ARB 290 (59.7) 260 (59.5) 30 (61.2) 0.82
 β-blockers 356 (73.3) 321 (73.5) 35 (71.4) 0.76
 CCB 66 (13.6) 60 (13.7) 6 (12.2) 0.77
 Statins 476 (97.9) 430 (98.4) 46 (93.9) 0.11
 Diuretic 169 (34.8) 132 (30.2) 37 (75.5) <0.01
 Inotropes 159 (32.7) 132 (30.2) 27 (55.1) <0.01
 PCI 413 (84.6) 375 (85.4) 38 (77.6) 0.15
 IABP 25 (5.3) 19 (4.3) 7 (14.3) 0.01
 Temporary pacemaker 132 (27.0) 119 (27.1) 13 (26.5) 0.93

Notes:

a

ULN=0.014 ng/mL,

b

ULN=234.4 pg/mL,

c

Data from 455 patients,

d

Includes moderate and severe mitral regurgitation,

e

Data from 481 patients,

f

Includes aspirin and P2Y12 inhibitors. Data presented as n (%), mean ± SD or median (IQR).

Abbreviations: ACEI/ARB, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor/angiotensin receptor blocker; CCB, calcium channel blocker; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; IABP, intra-aorta balloon pump; LAD, left anterior artery; LCX, left circumflex artery; LVEDD, left ventricular end-diastolic diameter; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; LVESD, left ventricular end-systolic diameter; NOAF, new-onset atrial fibrillation; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention; RCA, right coronary artery; TnT, troponin T; WBC, white blood cell; ULN, upper limit of normal.