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. 2013 Mar 14;36(5):241–248. doi: 10.1002/clc.22107

Table 2.

ECG Findings and Further Invasive and Noninvasive Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures in STEMI Patients From the RENASICA II Study (N =  4555)

Variable Relative Frequency (%)
ECG findings
        RBBB 7
        LBBB 5
        First‐degree AV block 2
        Second‐degree AV block 2
        AF 3
        SVT 1
        Ventricular extrasystoles 3
        Ventricular tachycardia 1
        Ventricular fibrillation 1
Invasive procedures
        Coronary angiography 44
        Angioplasty 27
        CABG 4
        Transitory pacemaker 9
        Permanent cardiac pacing 0.4
        Mechanical ventilation 7
        Swan‐Ganz monitoring 5
        IABP 3
        VAD 0.2
Noninvasive procedures
        TTE 47
        Stress test 8
        Cardiac CT scan 6
        Noninvasive ventilation 2
        TEE 2
        Stress ECG 1

Abbreviations: AF, atrial fibrillation; AV, atrioventricular; CABG, coronary artery bypass grafting; CT, computed tomography; ECG, electrocardiogram/graphic; IABP, intra‐aortic balloon counterpulsation; LBBB, left bundle branch block; RBBB, right bundle branch block; RENASICA II, Registro Nacional de Síndromes Coronarios Agudos II; STEMI, ST‐elevation myocardial infarction; SVT, supraventricular tachycardia; TEE, transesophageal echocardiogram; TTE, transthoracic echocardiogram; VAD, ventricular assist device.