Table 2.

In‐hospital Complications of 1260 STEMI Patients According sCr Change Pattern

Variable	sCr Stable, n = 1089	sCr Improved, n = 44	P Value	sCr Worsened, n = 127	P Valuea
Cardiogenic shock/need for IABC	26 (3)	2 (4)	0.29	21 (17)	<0.001
In‐hospital CABG	13 (1)	2 (4)	0.11	9 (7)	<0.001
Mechanical ventilation	24 (2)	2 (4)	0.26	25 (20)	<0.001
HF	64 (6)	1 (2)	0.51	39 (31)	<0.001
Severe bradycardia/cardiac pacemaker	22 (2)	6 (14)	<0.001	9 (7)	<0.001
VF/tachycardia	50 (5)	5 (11)	0.06	14 (11)	0.002
AF	26 (2)	3 (7)	0.1	19 (15)	<0.001
Major bleeding/blood transfusion	13 (1)	2 (4)	0.11	12 (9)	<0.001
30‐day mortality	11 (1)	2 (4)	0.09	16 (13)	<0.001

Abbreviations: AF, atrial fibrillation; CABG, coronary artery bypass graft; HF, heart failure; IABC, intra‐aortic balloon counterpulsation; sCr, serum creatinine; STEMI, ST‐segment elevation myocardial infarction; VF, ventricular fibrillation.

Data are presented as n (%).

^a P value for worsened sCr vs stable sCr.