Clinical, neurohormonal, and left ventricular scan data from 220 acute myocardial infarction patients
| Clinical variables | |
|---|---|
| Age (years) | 63 (10) |
| Male sex (%) | 78 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 27.0 (4.6) |
| Position of infarct (%) | |
| Anterior | 39 |
| Inferior | 51 |
| Other | 10 |
| Peak creatine kinase (U/l) (< 150)1-150 | 1971 (1506) |
| Peak troponin T (U/l) (< 0.01)1-150 | 13 (8) |
| Total cholesterol (mmol/l) | 6.13 (1.3) |
| Previous history (%) | |
| Angina | 45 |
| Myocardial infarction | 24 |
| Cerebrovascular disease | 11 |
| Peripheral vascular disease | 10 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 14 |
| Hypertension | 39 |
| Smoker, current | 26 |
| Smoker, past | 36 |
| Hormone and scan data | |
| Brain natriuretic peptide (pmol/l) | 32 (21) |
| Atrial natriuretic factor (pmol/l) | 38 (32) |
| N-terminal atrial natriuretic factor (pmol/l) | 2299 (1776) |
| Cyclic guanosine monophosphate (nmol/l) | 6.3 (3.3) |
| Noradrenaline (nmol/l) | 2.22 (1.40) |
| Adrenaline (pmol/l) | 210 (184) |
| Left ventricular ejection fraction (%) | 46 (13) |
| Left ventricular end diastolic volume (ml) | 154 (53) |
| Left ventricular end systolic volume (ml) | 87 (47) |
Values are mean (SD).
↵1-150 Normal values.