Table 1:

Patient characteristics

	patients
Age (median an IQR)	58 (51–65)
Diabetes (%)	60 ± 0.06
Hypertension (%)	34 ± 0.06
Hyperlipidemia (%)	47 ± 0.06
Smoking (%)	49 ± 0.06
LAD Culprit (%)	42 ± 0.06
Peak CK	2191 ± 275
Peak CK-MB	185 ± 17
Peak troponin 1	18.6 ± 3.7ng/ml
Baseline LVEF	44 ± 1.4
Scar Mass (g)	32.8 ± 4
Scar Size (Percentage of LV mass)	22 ± 0.02
Follow-up (Median and IQR)	975 (823–1098)

All values are presented as mean SEM unless otherwise specified. CK, creatinine kinase; CK-MB, MB fraction of creatinine kinase; LAD, left anterior descending artery; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; STEMI, ST elevation myocardial infarction.