Table 3.
Characteristics of patients with NSTEMI according to SARS-CoV-2 infection status
| All (N = 121) | SARS-CoV-2 (n = 9) | Non-SARS-CoV-2 (n = 112) | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, years | 66.8 ± 13.9 | 61.6 ± 14.8 | 67.2 ± 13.8 | 0.24 |
| Male sex | 84 (69) | 7 (78) | 77 (69) | 0.58 |
| Cardiac arrest at presentation | 3 (2.5) | 1 (11.1) | 2 (1.8) | 0.08 |
| Nonobstructive coronary arteries | 16 (13.2) | 1 (11.1) | 15 (13.4) | 0.85 |
| Infarct related artery | 0.61∗ | |||
| Left main | 6 (5.7) | 0 (0) | 6 (6.2) | |
| Left anterior descending | 44 (41.9) | 5 (62.5) | 39 (40.2) | |
| Left circumflex | 24 (22.8) | 1 (12.5) | 23 (23.7) | |
| Right coronary artery | 31 (29.5) | 2 (25) | 29 (29.9) | |
| Type of culprit lesion | 0.021∗ | |||
| Acute occlusion | 19 (18) | 4 (50) | 15 (15.5) | |
| Stenosis > 50% | 81 (77) | 3 (37.5) | 78 (80.4) | |
| Stenosis < 50% | 5 (4.7) | 1 (12.5) | 4 (4.1) | |
| Coronary anatomy | 0.77∗ | |||
| Single-vessel disease | 31 (29.5) | 2 (25) | 29 (29.9) | |
| Multivessel disease | 37 (35.2) | 6 (75) | 69 (71.1) | |
| Procedural aspects | ||||
| Thromboaspiration | 4 (3.8) | 0 (0) | 4 (4.1) | 0.56 |
| Stent PCI | 89 (84.8) | 7 (87.5) | 80 (82.5) | 0.72 |
| Any PCI (balloon or stent) | 92 (87.6) | 7 (87.5) | 83 (85.6) | 0.88 |
| Anti-GP IIb/IIIa use | 5 (4.7) | 2 (25) | 3 (3.1) | 0.049 |
| Persistent no-reflow | 4 (3.8) | 1 (12.5) | 3 (3.3) | 0.19 |
| Outcome (all NSTEMI patients) | ||||
| In-hospital death | 5 (4.1) | 0 (0) | 5 (4.5) | 0.52 |
| In-hospital cardiac arrest | 8 (6.6) | 3 (33.3) | 5 (4.5) | 0.007 |
| Cardiogenic shock or heart failure | 16 (13.2) | 2 (22.2) | 14 (12.5) | 0.41 |
| LVEF on discharge, % | 52 ± 11 | 48 ± 10 | 53 ± 11 | 0.24 |
| Median peak Hs troponin, ng/L | 443 [131-1269] | 605 [311-2631] | 441 [120-1256] | 0.26 |
| Median C-reactive protein, mg/L | 3.3 [2-15] | 68.1 [46-115] | 3.0 [2-8] | < 0.001 |
Data are presented as n (%), mean ± SD, or mean [25%-75% quartile]. Bold values represent P < 0.05.
C-reactive protein, C-reactive protein; GP, glycoprotein; Hs, high-sensitivity; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; NSTEMI, non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention.
∗
P value is given for contingency tables.