Table 1.

Patient characteristics and details on infarct characteristics

	Included patients
Age	53 ± 12
Male	12 (100%)
Cardiovascular risk factors
Smoking	7 (58%)
Hypertension	5 (42%)
Dyslipidemia	7 (58%)
Diabetes mellitus	3 (25%)
Family history	3 (25%)
Infarct location
Anterior	7 (58%)
Inferior	3 (25%)
Lateral	2 (17%)
No. of diseased vessels
1-vessel disease	8 (67%)
2-vessel disease	2 (17%)
3-vessel disease	2 (17%)
ECG
STEMI	7 (58%)
NSTEMI	5 (42%)
Previous myocardial infarction	0 (0%)
S/p CABG	0 (0%)
Medication	Prior to infraction	After infraction
ASS	0 (0%)	12 (100%)
Statin	0 (0%)	12 (100%)
Beta blocker	0 (0%)	12 (100%)
Diuretics	0 (0%)	6 (50%)
ACE inhibitors/AT II antagonists	1 (8%)	12 (100%)