Baseline characteristics of the study population
| Unstable patients | Stable patients | ||||
| Age1-150 | 61.3 (13.7) | 62.9 (11.1) | |||
| Sex (male/female) | 17/6 | 17/6 | |||
| Clinical presentation | Braunwald class | CCS class | |||
| IB | 8 (34.8) | I | 3 (13) | ||
| IIB | 4 (17.4) | II | 12 (52.2) | ||
| IIIB | 1 (4.3) | III | 8 (34.8) | ||
| NQWMI | 10 (43.5) | ||||
| Previous myocardial infarct | 4 (17.4) | 3 (13) | |||
| Coronary artery bypass graft | 1 (4.3) | 1 (4.3) | |||
| Cardiovascular risk factors | |||||
| History of smoking | 9 (39.1) | 6 (26.1) | |||
| Dyslipidaemia | 9 (39.1) | 13 (56.5) | |||
| Diabetes mellitus | 3 (13) | 2 (8.7) | |||
| Arterial hypertension | 11 (47.8) | 14 (60.9) | |||
| Target vessel | |||||
| Left main coronary artery | 1 (4.3) | 1 (4.3) | |||
| LAD | 12 (52.2) | 15 (65.2) | |||
| LCx | 1 (4.3) | 2 (8.7) | |||
| RCA | 9 (39.1) | 5 (21.7) | |||
Data are expressed as number (%) of patients.
↵1-150 Mean (SD).
CCS, Canadian Cardiovascular Society; LAD, left anterior descending coronary artery; LCx, left circumflex coronary artery; NQWMI, non-Q wave myocardial infarction; RCA, right coronary artery.