Table 2

In-hospital complications, treatment, and procedures

Spontaneous reperfusion (n=98)Thrombolysis (n=1163)Primary PTCA (n=102)No reperfusion (n=1017)p Value
ACE, angiotensin converting enzyme; AMI, acute myocardial infarction; CABG, coronary artery bypass grafting; PTCA, percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty; VF, ventricular fibrillation; VT, ventricular tachycardia.
Recurrent ischaemia34 (35%) 196 (17%) 12 (12%)161 (16%)<0.001
Heart failure12 (12%) 151 (13%) 21 (21%)197 (19%)<0.001
Cardiogenic shock 1 (1%) 33 (3%) 14 (14%) 69 (7%)<0.0001
VT or VF10 (10%) 174 (15%) 31 (30%)112 (11%)<0.0001
Recurrent AMI 3 (3%) 37 (3%) 2 (2%) 18 (2%) 0.2
In-hospital treatment
    Aspirin90 (92%)1100 (95%) 99 (97%)869 (85%)<0.0001
    β Blockers58 (59%) 703 (60%) 44 (43%)512 (50%)<0.0001
    ACE inhibitors42 (43%) 602 (52%) 62 (61%)492 (48%) 0.02
    Heparin89 (91%) 970 (83%) 90 (88%)814 (80%) 0.006
In-hospital procedures
    Coronary angiography51 (52%) 434 (37%)102 (100%)305 (30%)<0.0001
    PTCA32 (33%) 244 (21%)102 (100%)140 (14%)<0.0001
    CABG11 (11%) 61 (5%) 3 (3%) 55 (5%) 0.05
Procedures within 30 days
    Coronary angiography66 (67%) 585 (50%)102 (100%)441 (43%)<0.0001
    PTCA40 (41%) 303 (26%)102 (100%)180 (18%)<0.0001
    CABG16 (16%) 105 (9%) 6 (6%)106 (10%) 0.05