Baseline characteristics
| Group A (n = 61) | Group B (n = 73) | Group C (n = 56) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Data are presented as the mean (SD) or number (%) of patients. | |||
| CABG, coronary artery bypass graft surgery; hs-CRP, high sensitive C reactive protein; MI, myocardial infarction; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention; ΣST↓, sum of ST segment depression. | |||
| *p<0.05, †p<0.01 v group A; ‡p<0.05; §p<0.01 v group B. | |||
| Age (years) | 61 (10) | †67 (11) | †68 (10) |
| Men | 41 (67%) | 55 (75%) | 33 (59%) |
| Prior MI | 8 (13%) | *23 (32%) | †21 (38%) |
| Prior PCI or CABG | 5 (8%) | *21 (29%) | †20 (36%) |
| hs-CRP on admission (mg/dl) | 0.176 (0.276) | 0.261 (0.356) | *0.508 (1.014) |
| Positive troponin | 22 (38%) | 32 (44%) | †34 (64%) |
| ΣST↓ on admission (mm) | 4.2 (4.2) | §6.3 (4.6) | |
| ΣST↓ 6 hours later (mm) | 1.4 (1.2) | §5.5 (4.5) | |
| ΣST↓ at discharge (mm) | 0.7 (1.0) | §1.9 (1.0) | |
| Multivessel disease | 8 (13%) | †26 (36%) | †§41 (73%) |
| A single defined culprit lesion | n = 47 | n = 63 | n = 42 |
| Stenosis of ⩾99% | 3 (6%) | *14 (22%) | †‡17 (41%) |
| Visible thrombus | 3 (6%) | 5 (8%) | †§17 (41%) |
| Complex lesion | 20 (43%) | 33 (52%) | †‡31 (74%) |
| TIMI 0/1 flow | 0 | 2 (3%) | †‡7 (17%) |
| Myocardial blush grade 0/1 | 3 (6%) | 8 (13%) | †§17 (41%) |
| 30 day outcome | |||
| Death | 0 | 0 | 1 (2%) |
| Myocardial (re)infarction | 0 | 0 | 5 (9%) |
| Refractory angina | 2 (3%) | 5 (7%) | †§17 (30%) |
| Any of the above | 2 (3%) | 5 (7%) | †§19 (34%) |