| Acute myocardial infarction |
|
Incident cases (N medical charts reviewed) |
128 |
| ICD-9 code, N (%) |
| 410.0 Anterolateral wall |
3 (2) |
| 410.1 Other anterior wall |
31 (24) |
| 410.2 Inferolateral wall |
8 (6) |
| 410.3 Inferoposterior wall |
1 (1) |
| 410.4 Other inferior wall |
22 (17) |
| 410.5 Other lateral wall |
1 (1) |
| 410.6 True posterior wall infarction |
- |
| 410.7 Subendocardial infarction |
53 (41) |
| 410.8 Other specified sites |
1 (1) |
| 410.9 Unspecified site |
8 (6) |
| Sex, N (%) |
| Male |
85 (66) |
| Female |
43 (34) |
| Age, N (%) |
| < 60 |
29 (23) |
| 60–79 |
61 (48) |
| ≥ 80 |
38 (30) |
| Instrumental examinations, N (%) |
| Electrocardiography (ECG) |
125 (98) |
| Echocardiography |
110 (86) |
| Coronary arteriography |
91 (71) |
| Laboratory analyses, N (%) |
| Troponin |
124 (97) |
| CPK-MB |
60 (47) |
| Creatine phosphokinase (CPK) |
28 (22) |
| Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) |
31 (24) |
| Surgical procedures, N (%) |
| Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) or coronary atherectomy |
79/128 (62) |
| PTCA in STEMI |
54/79 (68) |
| PTCA in NSTEMI |
25/79 (32) |
