Table 2.
Angiographic characteristics and clinical outcomes during hospitalization by tertiles of lipoprotein(a) level.
| Variables | Lipoprotein(a) tertile (mg/dl) | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| <6.5 (n = 453) | 6.5–19.1 (n = 452) | >19.1 (n = 454) | ||
| Culprit artery, n (%) | 0.85 | |||
| Left main artery | 3 (0.7%) | 3 (0.7%) | 2 (0.4%) | |
| Left anterior descending artery | 220 (48.5%) | 235 (52.0%) | 220 (48.3%) | |
| Left circumflex artery | 47 (10.4%) | 39 (8.6%) | 46 (10.2%) | |
| Right coronary artery | 169 (37.3%) | 165 (36.5%) | 171 (37.7%) | |
| Multivessel disease | 14 (3.1%) | 10 (2.2%) | 15 (3.3%) | |
| Symptoms to balloon (h) | 5 (3–9) | 6 (3-11) | 6 (4-11) | 0.20 |
| Gensini score | 53.1 ± 26.0 | 53.6 ± 23.4 | 57.8 ± 25.4 | <0.001 |
| No-reflow phenomena, n (%) | 21 (4.6%) | 19 (4.2%) | 41 (9.0%) | <0.001 |
| Acute kidney injury, n (%) | 2 (0.4%) | 7 (1.5%) | 10 (2.2%) | 0.05 |
| Heart failure, n (%) | 87 (19.2%) | 105 (23.2%) | 126 (27.8%) | <0.01 |
| Hospitalization duration (days) | 8.2 ± 4.3 | 8.6 ± 4.7 | 8.9 ± 5.3 | 0.12 |
| Death, n (%) | 10 (2.2%) | 8 (1.8%) | 13 (2.9%) | 0.57 |