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. 2018 May 2;24(7):1109–1116. doi: 10.1177/1076029618772354

Table 1.

Baseline Characteristics With and Without HPR According to Each Platelet Function Test.

Baseline Patient Characteristics All VN PFA LTA
(n = 30) HPR (n = 15) No HPR (n = 14) P HPR (n = 14) No HPR (n = 14) P HPR (n = 10) No HPR (n = 19) P
Age (years) 57.4 (12) 56 (12.5) 57.9 (11.5) .67 56.5 (14.1) 59.7 (10) .5 61.2 (14.2) 55.2 (10.8) .26
Sex (male) 26 (86.7%) 12 (80%) 13 (92.9%) .32 13 (92.9) 12 (85.7) .5 9 (90) 16 (84.2) .67
Systemic hypertension 10 (33.3%) 6 (40%) 4 (28.6%) .52 6 (42.9) 4 (28.6) .4 5 (50) 5 (26.3) .20
Hyperlipidemia 13 (43.3%) 7 (46.7%) 6 (42.9%) .84 5 (35.7) 7 (50) .4 3 (30) 9 (47.4) .37
Diabetes mellitus 3 (10%) 2 (13.3%) 0 .16 3 (21.4) 0 .07 1 (10) 2 (10.5) .96
Active smoker 19 (63.3%) 11 (73.3%) 8 (57.1%) .36 10 (71.4) 7 (50) .25 6 (60) 13 (68.4) .65
Body mass index, kg/m2 25.5 (4.7) 25.5 (5.8) 25.5 (3.5) .98 26.4 (5.6) 24.9 (3.8) .42 26.7 (6.4) 24.8 (3.6) .4
Past history of
 Myocardial infarction 2 (6.7%) 0 2 (14.3%) .13 0 2 (14.3) .14 1 (10) 1 (5.3) .63
 PCI 2 (6.7%) 0 2 (14.3%) .13 0 2 (14.3) .14 1 (10) 1 (5.3) .63
Treatment prior to index event
 Aspirin 1 (3.3%) 0 1 (7.1%) .29 0 1 (7.1) .3 1 (10) 0 .16
 Clopidogrel 2 (6.7%) 0 2 (14.3%) .13 0 2 (14.3) .14 1 (10) 1 (5.3) .63
 Proton-pump inhibitor 5 (16.7%) 2 (13.3%) 3 (21.4%) .56 2 (14.3) 3 (21.4) .6 3 (30) 2 (10.5) .19
 Statins 6 (20%) 4 (26.7%) 2 (14.3%) .41 3 (21.4) 2 (14.3) .6 2 (20) 4 (21.1) .95
Anterior wall STEMI 5 (16.7%) 3 (20%) 2 (14.3%) .68 2 (14.3) 2 (14.3) 1 2 (20) 3 (15.8) .77
Inferior wall STEMI 23 (76.7%) 12 (80%) 10 (71.4%) .59 12 (85.7) 10 (71.4) .36 8 (80) 14 (73.7) .70
Other infarct location 3 (10%) 1 (6.7%) 2 (14.3%) .5 1 (7.1) 2 (14.3) .54 1 (10) 2 (10.5) .96
Left ventricular ejection fraction, % 52.5 (8.7) 51.7 (8.4) 53.4 (9.5) .61 51.8 (9.3) 53.4 (8.6) .6 51.5 (8.8) 53.1 (8.9) .65
Systolic blood pressure, mm Hg 146 (29) 142.9 (31.4) 147.9 (27.8) .65 144.1 (31.8) 149.6 (29) .6 157.2 (23.5) 139.8 (31.2) .1
Heart rate, beats/min 78 (18) 79 (21) 77 (16) .76 78 (22) 77 (15) .9 84 (22) 76 (16) .35
Killip class ≥II 2 (6.7%) 1 (6.7%) 1 (7.1%) .96 1 (7.1) 1 (7.1) 1 1 (10) 1 (5.3) .63
GRACE score 129.6 (26.6) 128.9 (27.6) 129.4 (27.3) .96 129.4 (28.8) 130.1 (27.3) .95 133.4 (30.5) 127.3 (25.7) .59
CRUSADE score 27.7 (12.5) 26.3 (14.2) 27.9 (10) .73 30.1 (12.9) 27 (12.2) .5 30.6 (12.7) 26.8 (12.5) .45
Time points, min
 Pain to FMC 112.5 (81) 107.2 (60.2) 109.6 (97.9) .94 113 (71.5) 107 (96.3) .8 110.7 (73.8) 116.8 (87.1) .84
 Pain to FL 156.1 (86.4) 151 (65.3) 154.1 (105.8) .92 152.1 (75.8) 156.4 (103.4) .9 153.5 (73.9) 159.4 (96) .85
 FL to PCI 1057.6 (563.4) 1078 (648.8) 1002.4 (484) .72 1157.5 (659.9) 1041.9 (443) .6 1217.1 (703.4) 941.4 (463.4) .28
 FMC to PCI 1101.1 (567) 1121.6 (652.6) 1046.9 (489) .73 1196.3 (662.5) 1091.1 (450.2) .6 1259.6 (700.9) 983.9 (470) .28
Admission biological characteristics
 Hemoglobin, g/dL 14.5 (1.2) 13.9 (1) 15.1 (1.1) .006 14.2 (1.1) 14.8 (1.2) .20 14.2 (1.1) 14.6 (1.3) .46
 Hematocrit, % 40.1 (10.2) 41.3 (2.5) 38.4 (14.7) .49 42.2 (2.6) 37.8 (14.6) .28 42.7 (3.2) 38.4 (12.4) .17
 White blood cell count, G/L 12.2 (4.5) 12.6 (4.3) 12 (5) .74 13.8 (6.1) 10.7 (1.8) .08 12.5 (5.1) 12.2 (4.5) .88
 Platelet count, G/L 252.4 (72.7) 262.7 (80.8) 243.6 (66.9) .49 269.4 (73.4) 225 (44.2) .07 250.9 (72.3) 254.9 (76.4) .89
 Kaliemia, mmol/L 4.3 (0.4) 4.2 (0.4) 4.3 (0.4) .63 4.3 (0.4) 4.3 (0.4) .7 4.2 (0.5) 4.3 (0.3) .67
 Creatinine clearance, mL/min 91.2 (32.2) 99.3 (40.2) 85 (19.2) .23 93.4 (41.8) 86.6 (21.9) .6 86.4 (39.2) 93.7 (29.6) .61
 Prothrombin rate, % 95.4 (6.9) 96 (7.7) 95.3 (6.4) .8 95.4 (7.9) 95.5 (6.6) .9 95.8 (4.7) 96.2 (6.9) .86
 aPTT, seconds 1.2 (0.3) 1.2 (0.3) 1.2 (0.3) .77 1.2 (0.3) 1.2 (0.3) .9 1.1 (0.3) 1.2 (0.3) .76
 Anti-Xa, IU 0.5 (0.2) 0.5 (0.2) 0.6 (0.2) .42 0.55 (0.2) 0.49 (0.3) .5 0.5 (0.2) 0.55 (0.2) .66
Adjunctive therapy to FL
 Clopidogrel loading dose 300 mg 28 (93.3%) 14 (93.3%) 13 (92.9%) .96 13 (92.9) 13 (92.9) 1 9 (90) 18 (94.7) .63
 Enoxaparin 27 (90%) 12 (80%) 14 (100%) .08 12 (85.7) 13 (92.9) .5 8 (80) 18 (94.7) .21
 Unfractionated heparin 3 (10%) 3 (20%) 0 .08 2 (14.3) 1 (7.1) .5 2 (20) 1 (5.3) .21

Abbreviations: aPTT, activated partial thromboplastin time; CRUSADE, Can Rapid risk stratification of Unstable angina patients Suppress ADverse outcomes with Early implementation of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Guidelines; FL, fibrinolysis; FMC, first medical contact; GRACE, Global Registry of Acute Coronary Events; HPR, high platelet reactivity; LTA, light transmittance aggregometry; PFA, INNOVANCE PFA P2Y; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention; STEMI, ST-elevation myocardial infarction; TL, thrombolysis; VN, VerifyNow.