Clinical data on 49 patients
| Values are mean (SD) or n (%). | |
| ACE, angiotensin converting enzyme. | |
| Sex (male/female) | 38/11 |
| Age (years) | 60 (12) (range 44–88) |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 23.3 (3.2) (range 17.0–29.8) |
| Body weight (kg) | 60 (11) (range 40–84) |
| Obstructive lung disease | 3 (6%) |
| Time to recanalisation (h) | 6.2 (4.1) |
| Peak creatine kinase (U/l) | 3871 (2045) |
| Current smoker | 27 (55%) |
| Hypertension | 25 (51%) |
| Diabetes mellitus | 15 (31%) |
| Hypercholesterolaemia (> 5.7 mmol/l) | 13 (27%) |
| Drugs given in hospital | |
| ACE inhibitor | 47 (96%) |
| Nitrate | 21 (43%) |
| β Blocker | 22 (45%) |
| Diuretic | 13 (27%) |
| Calcium antagonist | 9 (18%) |
| Q wave infarction | 47 (96%) |