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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the patients (n = 61)

From: Association of culprit lesion plaque characteristics with flow restoration post-fibrinolysis in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: an intravascular ultrasound-virtual histology study

Variables

TIMI flow 3 (n = 30)

TIMI flow 1–2 (n = 31)

p value

Age (years)

54.63 ± 8.98

57.10 ± 14.13

0.419

Male, n (%)

26 (86.7%)

26 (83.9%)

1.000

Hypertension, n (%)

5 (16.7%)

11 (35.5%)

0.095

Diabetes mellitus, n (%)

6 (20%)

7 (22.6%)

0.806

Smoking, n (%)

17 (56.7%)

12 (38.7%)

0.160

Family history of CAD, n (%)

3 (10%)

3 (9.7%)

1.000

BMI (kg/m2)

25.4 ± 4.17

25.10 ± 3.04

0.753

BSA (m2)

1.74 ± 0.13

1.74 ± 0.12

0.891

Symptom to thrombolysis time (hours)

4.77 ± 1.60

4.67 ± 1.47

0.809

Thrombolysis to PCI time (hours)

16.03 ± 1.37

15.71 ± 1.40

0.377

Hemoglobin (g/dL)

13.19 ± 1.85

13.31 ± 2.06

0.822

Creatinine (mg/dL)

1.1 ± 0.17

1.07 ± 0.18

0.485

Total cholesterol (mg/dL)

152.1 ± 52.85

139 ± 30.16

0.262

Triglycerides (mg/dL)

134.1 ± 47.18

119.2 ± 40.82

0.208

LDL-cholesterol (mg/dL)

100.8 ± 54.47

86.6 ± 33.42

0.247

HDL-cholesterol (mg/dL)

38.18 ± 9.05

38.84 ± 11.74

0.814

CK-MB (IU/l)

40 (36.25–53)

37 (31 − 97.75)

0.852

Ejection fraction, (%)

43.40 ± 4.28

40.25 ± 6.34

0.027

Thrombolysis, n (%)

0.656

Streptokinase

24 (80%)

22 (71%)

Reteplase

6 (20%)

8 (25.8%)

Tenecteplase

0 (0%)

1 (3.2%)

GP IIb-IIIa inhibitor use, n (%)

11 (36.7%)

10 (32.3%)

0.717

Medications at admission (%)

Antiplatelets (%)

2 (6.6%)

3 (9.6%)

1.000

Statins (%)

3 (10%)

4 (12.9%)

1.000

Beta blockers (%)

2 (6.6%)

5 (16.1%)

0.425

ACE I/ARBs (%)

4 (13.3%)

5 (16.1%)

1.000

OHAs (%)

3 (10%)

5 (16.1%)

0.707

Insulin (%)

2 (6.6%)

1 (3.2%)

0.612

  1. Data are presented as mean ± SD, median (interquartile range), or n (%)
  2. CAD coronary artery disease, BMI body mass index, BSA body surface area, PCI percutaneous coronary intervention, LDL low-density lipoprotein, HDL high-density lipoprotein, CK-MB creatine kinase-myocardial band (IU/l), ACE I angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitors, ARB angiotensin receptor blockers, OHA oral hypoglycemic agents