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. 2020 Sep 29;7(2):e001286. doi: 10.1136/openhrt-2020-001286

Table 3.

Clinical presentation of acute myocardial infarction in the population with and without schizophrenia

Schizophrenia (n=1008) Without schizophrenia
(n=285 325)
Total
(n=286 333)
Missing n (%) P value
Systolic blood pressure mm Hg mean (SD) 137.5 (30.9) 146.3 (30.0) 146.2 (30.0) 68 244 (23.8) <0.001
Diastolic blood pressure mm Hg mean (SD) 82.3 (19.1) 83.6 (21.6) 83.6 (21.6) 75 050 (26.2) 0.103
Heart rate bpm mean (SD) 88.5 (23.0) 81.7 (23.4) 81.8 (23.4) 68 234 (23.8) <0.001
Presenting symptoms, n (%) 15 216 (5.3) <0.001
 Chest pain 684 (67.9) 224 910 (78.8) 225 594 (78.8)
 Dyspnoea 109 (10.8) 17 420 (6.1) 17 529 (6.1)
 Cardiac arrest 20 (2.0) 3638 (1.3) 3658 (1.3)
 Other 195 (19.3) 39 357 (13.8) 39 552 (13.8)
Infarct type, n (%) 3734 (1.3) 0.665
 STEMI 343 (34.0) 95 833 (33.6) 96 176 (33.6)
 NSTEMI 655 (65.0) 185 768 (65.1) 186 423 (65.1)
ECG: rhythm, n (%) 3737 (1.3) <0.001
 Sinus 896 (88.9) 238 996 (83.8) 239 892 (83.8)
 Atrial fibrillation/flutter 72 (7.1) 32 865 (11.5) 32 937 (11.5)
 Other 40 (4.0) 13 464 (4.7) 13 504 (4.72)
ECG: QRS, n (%) 46 187 (16.1) <0.001
 Normal 534 (53.0) 169 196 (59.3) 169 730 (59.3)
 Pacemaker 10 (1.0) 4002 (1.4) 2013 (1.4)
 LBBB 68 (6.8) 18 783 (6.6) 18 851 (6.6)
 RBBB 47 (4.7) 10 391 (3.6) 10 438 (3.7)
 Pathological Q-wave 185 (18.4) 36 920 (13.0) 37 115 (13.0)
 Other 163 (16.27) 46 023 (16.1) 46 187 (16.1)
Left ventricular function, n (%) 104 452 (36.5) <0.001
 Normal ≥50% 257 (25.5) 98 864 (34.7) 99 121 (34.6)
 Slightly decreased 40%–49% 160 (15.9) 42 118 (14.8) 42 278 (14.8)
 Moderately decreased 30%–39% 127 (12.6) 26 530 (9.3) 26 657 (9.3)
 Severely decreased <30% 97 (9.6) 13 728 (4.8) 13 825 (4.8)
CAG, n (%) 573 (58.9) 180 790 (63.4) 181 363 (63.4) 0 <0.001
PCI, n (%) 447 (44.5) 141 471 (49.6) 141 918 (49.6) 0 <0.001
CABG, n (%) 24 (2.4) 10 206 (3.6) 10 230 (3.6) 0 0.041
Angiographic findings, n (%) 0
 Non-conclusive 509 (50.5) 132 599 (46.5) 133 108 (46.5)
 Normal/atheromatosis 36 (3.6) 12 330 (4.3) 12 366 (4.3)
 1-vessel, non-LM 212 (21.0) 62 125 (21.8) 62 337 (21.8)
 2-vessel, non-LM 117 (11.6) 37 811 (13.3) 37 928 (13.3)
 3-vessel, non-LM 103 (10.2) 29 333 (10.3) 29 436 (10.3)
 LMD 31 (3.1) 11 127 (3.9) 11 158 (3.9) 0.273
Length of hospital stay, median days (25th–75th
percentiles)
5 (3–7) 4 (3–7) 4 (3–7) 0 0.008
Patient delay*, median days (25th–75th
percentiles)
3.6 (1.5–8.0) 3.3 (1.5–7.0) 3.3 (1.5–7.0) 200 319 (70.0) 0.131
System delay, median days (25th–75th
percentiles)
0 0.988
 STEMI 3.1 (2.1–5.3) 3.1 (2.1–4.8) 3.1 (2.1–4.8)
 NSTEMI 25.5 (6.1–48.9) 25.9 (7.9–47.0) 25.9 (7.9–47.0)

*Patient delay was measured as the time from symptom onset to ECG measurement.

†System delay was measured from ECG measurement to PCI.

CABG, coronary artery bypass graft; CAG, coronary angiography; CRP, C reactive protein; LBBB, left bundle branch block; LM, left main; LMD, left main disease; NSTEMI, non-ST elevated; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention; RBBB, right bundle branch block; STEMI, ST-elevated myocardial infarction.