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. 2020 Oct 26;7(2):e001432. doi: 10.1136/openhrt-2020-001432

Table 4.

Comparison of COVID-19 positive ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) versus COVID-19 negative STEMI: procedural characteristics and clinical endpoints

COVID-19 positive
(n=46)
COVID-19 negative
(n=302)
P value OR (95% CI)
Procedural characteristics
 Lesions treated 1 (1–1) 1 (1–1) 0.44
 Vessels treated 1 (1–1) 1 (1–1) 0.53
 Stents 1 (1–2) 1 (1–2) 0.99
 Total length of stent (mm) 38 (24–48) 28 (20–38) 0.012*
 Widest balloon (mm) 3.5 (2.5–3.75) 3.5 (3–4) 0.14
 Cardiogenic shock 6 (13%) 41 (13.6%) 0.92 0.95 (0.40 to 2.30)
 Gp2b3a inhibitor use 26 (56.5%) 117 (38.7%) 0.022* 2.06 (1.12 to 3.87)
 Thrombus aspiration use 14 (30.4%) 54 (17.9%) 0.046* 2.01 (0.99 to 4.05)
 TIMI flow <3 at end of case 9 (19.6%) 24 (8%) 0.012* 2.82 (1.16 to 6.45)
Clinical endpoints
 ICU admission 15 (32.6%) 28 (9.3%) <0.001* 5.74 (2.24 to 9.89)
 Length of stay (days) 4 (3–9) 3 (2–4) <0.001*
 In-hospital mortality 10 (21.7%) 28 (9.3%) 0.012* 2.72 (1.25 to 5.82)

Procedural characteristics and clinical endpoints of patients with STEMI and concurrent COVID-19 and those without COVID-19 admitted during the study periods in 2020.

ICU, intensive care unit; TIMI, thrombolysis in myocardial infarction.