Characteristics | Patients with AMI |
Number | 473 |
Age (in years), mean (SD) | 63.7 (12.3) |
Male sex | 352 |
Previous medical history | |
Myocardial infarction | 61 (12.9) |
Angina pectoris | 64 (13.5) |
Hypertension | 213 (45.0) |
Diabetes mellitus | 95 (20.1) |
Hypercholesterolaemia | 133 (28.1) |
Obesity | 65 (13.7) |
Current/ex-smokers | 170 (35.9) |
Thrombolytic | 322 (68.1) |
Territory of infarct | |
Anterior | 180 (38.1) |
Inferior | 220 (46.5) |
Other/undetermined | 73 (15.4) |
Killip class on admission | |
I | 255 (54.5) |
II | 185 (39.5) |
III | 25 (5.3) |
IV | 3 (0.6) |
Peak CK (IU), mean (SD) | 1442.7 (1412.8) |
Peak troponin I (ng/ml), mean (SD) | 26.6 (35.7) |
Creatinine (µmol/l), mean (SD) | 99.1 (24.1) |
Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg), mean (SD) | 131.4 (23.4) |
Heart rate (bpm), mean (SD) | 99.1 (29.1) |
Values are numbers (percentage) unless stated otherwise.
CK, creatine kinase.