Patient characteristics
| Characteristics | Values |
| Age (years) | 65.0±10.9 |
| Sex (male) | 20 (76.9) |
| Diabetes mellitus | 10 (38.5) |
| Hypertension | 16 (61.5) |
| Hyperlipidaemia | 20 (76.9) |
| Smoking | 18 (69.2) |
| Obesity (BMI ≥25) | 10 (38.5) |
| Culprit vessel | |
| LAD | 13 (50.0) |
| LCx | 3 (11.5) |
| RCA | 10 (38.5) |
| Q-MI | 13 (50.0) |
| Peak CK (IU/l) | 3029±2981 |
| Killip class ≥2 | 4 (15.4) |
| Rentrop grade ≥II | 8 (30.8) |
| TIMI flow grade (before PCI) ≤1 | 15 (57.7) |
| TIMI flow grade (after PCI) ≥3 | 23 (88.5) |
Data are presented as mean±SD or n (%).
BMI, body mass index; CK, creatine kinase; MI, myocardial infarction; LAD, left anterior descending artery; LCx, left circumflex artery; RCA, right coronary artery; TIMI, Thrombosis in Myocardial Infarction.