Table 4. Angiographic Characteristics and In-Hospital Clinical Outcomes of Patients With and Without Wellens’ Sign.
| Wellens’ sign (n = 24) | Control (n = 250) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angiographic findings | |||
| Interval to angiography from presentation (day) | 0.99 (0.31 - 1.63) | 1.09 (0.60 - 1.95) | 0.38 |
| Early invasive strategy within 24 h | 13 (54.2) | 114 (45.6) | 0.42 |
| Non-obstructive coronary artery disease | 6 (25.0) | 54 (21.6) | 0.7 |
| Multi-vessel disease | 7 (29.2) | 122 (48.8) | 0.066 |
| Three-vessel disease | 1 (4.2) | 45 (18.0) | 0.093 |
| Left main disease | 0 (0.0) | 12 (4.8) | 0.61 |
| Left main and/or three-vessel disease | 1 (4.2) | 51 (20.4) | 0.057 |
| Left anterior descending artery disease (stenosis ≥ 70%) | 16 (66.7) | 130 (52.0) | 0.17 |
| Left anterior descending artery culprit | 16 (66.7) | 49 (19.6) | < 0.001 |
| Proximal left anterior descending artery culprit | 8 (33.3) | 36 (14.4) | 0.035 |
| Mid left anterior descending artery culprit | 8 (33.3) | 13 (5.2) | < 0.001 |
| Left circumflex artery disease (stenosis ≥ 70%) | 5 (20.8) | 109 (43.6) | 0.031 |
| Left circumflex artery culprit | 2 (8.3) | 58 (23.2) | 0.093 |
| Right coronary artery disease (stenosis ≥ 70%) | 5 (20.8) | 117 (46.8) | 0.014 |
| Right coronary artery culprit | 0 (0.0) | 65 (26.0) | 0.004 |
| Pre-procedural thrombolysis in myocardial infarction flow | |||
| 0/1 | 1 (4.2) | 50 (20.0) | 0.058 |
| 2/3 | 23 (95.8) | 200 (80.0) | 0.058 |
| In-hospital procedure | |||
| In-hospital percutaneous coronary intervention | 16 (66.7) | 159 (63.6) | 0.77 |
| In-hospital coronary artery bypass grafting | 1 (4.2) | 18 (7.2) | 1 |
| Intra-aortic balloon pump | 1 (4.2) | 4 (16) | 0.37 |
| Intubation | 1 (4.2) | 2 (0.8) | 0.24 |
| In-hospital outcomes | |||
| All-cause mortality | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.4) | 1 |
| Recurrent myocardial infarction | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.4) | 1 |
Data are expressed as a number (percent) or median (interquartile range).