Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of all the study participants (n=15 in total) administered ISDN
| Isosorbide dinitrate (15) |
|
|---|---|
| Male sex | 12 (80) |
| Age, years | 66±14 |
| Height, cm | 170±7 |
| BMI kg/m2 | 28.5±3.2 |
| Previous PCI | 9 (60) |
| Previous MI | 5 (33.3) |
| LVEF, % | 57 (51 to 63) |
| Diabetes mellitus | 5 (33.3) |
| Hypertension | 10 (66.7) |
| Hypercholesterolemia | 13 (86.7) |
| Family history | 7 (46.7) |
| Smoking history | 11 (73.3) |
| Current medications | |
| Βeta-blocker | 10 (66.7) |
| Long-acting nitrate | 6 (40) |
| Statin | 12 (80) |
| ACEi/AIIRB | 10 (66.7) |
| Ca channel antagonist | 4 (26.7) |
| Nicorandil | 1 (6.7) |
| Aspirin | 14 (93.3) |
| Clopidogrel | 14 (93.3) |
| Procedural details | |
| Diseased vessels | 1 (1 to 2) |
| LAD/Cx/RCA | 13/1/2 |
| Duration mins | 76 (64 to 91) |
Normally distributed continuous data are displayed as mean ± SD, continuous data that are not normally distributed are presented as median (IQR), and categorical data are presented as n (%), where n is the number of patients in that study group with a certain characteristic. * Indicates P value<0.05. BMI body mass index, PCI percutaneous coronary intervention, MI myocardial infarction, LVEF left ventricular ejection fraction, ACEi angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor, AIIRB angiotensin II receptor blocker, Pd/Pa mean distal coronary pressure/man aortic pressure, LAD left anterior descending artery, Cx circumflex artery, RCA right coronary artery