Characteristics of patients with multivessel disease
| Diabetes mellitus | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Present (n=202) | Absent (n=442) | p Value | |||
| Age (years) (mean (SD)) | 64 (10) | 63 (11) | 0.63 | ||
| Male sex | 146 | (72%) | 358 | (81%) | 0.01 |
| Hypertension | 94 | (47%) | 183 | (42%) | 0.19 |
| Hypercholesterolaemia | 32 | (16%) | 64 | (14%) | 0.65 |
| Current smoking | 98 | (49%) | 216 | (49%) | 0.93 |
| Previous infarction | 42 | (21%) | 99 | (22%) | 0.65 |
| Killip class ⩾ 2 | 44 | (22%) | 80 | (18%) | 0.27 |
| Time to angiography (h) (mean (SD)) | 6.1 | (5.5) | 5.6 | (5.1) | 0.27 |
| Infarct related artery | 0.21 | ||||
| LAD | 82 | (41%) | 185 | (42%) | |
| LCx | 32 | (16%) | 73 | (17%) | |
| RCA | 84 | (42%) | 158 | (36%) | |
| LMT | 4 | (2%) | 26 | (6%) | |
| Initial TIMI flow grade ⩾ 2 | 46 | (23%) | 101 | (23%) | 0.88 |
| Collateral circulation | 63 | (31%) | 146 | (33%) | 0.64 |
| Reperfusion treatment | 0.64 | ||||
| Thrombolysis | 48 | (24%) | 168 | (71%) | |
| PTCA | 118 | (58%) | 124 | (52%) | |
| Bypass surgery | 27 | (13%) | 23 | (10%) | |
| None | 9 | (4%) | 19 | (8%) | |
| Final TIMI flow grade ⩾ 22-150 | 148 | (85%) | 309 | (81%) | 0.21 |
| Follow up achieved | 197 | (98%) | 429 | (97%) | 0.94 |
↵2-150 Data were not obtained in patients undergoing bypass surgery.