Table 1.
Patient characteristics in the anterior ST‐elevation distributions
| ECG STE distribution | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| aVL STE | No aVL STE | ||
| Number of patients | 13 | 19 | – |
| Age (years) | 60 ± 12 | 66 ± 9.6 | 0.18 |
| Male, n (%) | 9 (69%) | 10 (53%) | 0.47 |
| Tobacco use history, n (%) | 9 (69%) | 8 (42%) | 0.17 |
| Admission peak troponin I (ng/ml) | 162 ± 124 | 98 ± 77 | 0.058 |
| Myocardium at risk (%) | 44 ± 10 | 39 ± 8.3 | 0.15 |
| Infarct size (g) | 30 ± 19 | 24 ± 8.2 | 0.22 |
| IS/MaR (%) | 46 ± 21 | 49 ± 16 | 0.66 |
| LVEF (%) | 45 ± 9.4 | 47 ± 11 | 0.57 |
ECG: electrocardiogram; IS: infarct size; MaR: myocardium at risk; LVEF: left ventricular ejection fraction; STE: ST‐elevation.