Demographics and procedural characteristics of patients with and without PPMI
| Variable | PPMI | No PPMI | p Value |
| Age | 60±11.3 | 59±11.5 | 0.64 |
| Male | 26 (48) | 14 (26) | 0.28 |
| Diabetes | 10 (18) | 6 (11) | 0.42 |
| Hypertension | 26 (48) | 15 (28) | 0.21 |
| Hyperlipidaemia | 22 (41) | 14 (26) | 0.69 |
| Smoker | 21 (39) | 11 (20) | 0.68 |
| Prior AMI | 6 (11) | 7 (13) | 0.24 |
| ACEi | 7 (13) | 16 (30) | 0.28 |
| ß-blocker | 26 (48) | 14 (26) | 0.28 |
| Statin | 28 (52) | 17 (31) | 0.34 |
| Previous PCI | 6 (11) | 7 (13) | 0.74 |
| Target vessel | |||
| LAD | 10 | 11 | 0.87 |
| LCx | 11 | 9 | 0.66 |
| RCA | 8 | 5 | 0.75 |
| Lesion characteristic | |||
| ACC/AHA A | 5 | 2 | 0.08 |
| ACC/AHA B | 19 | 13 | 0.12 |
| ACC/AHA C | 9 | 6 | 0.09 |
| Complication | |||
| Dissection | 2 | 1 | 0.67 |
| No-reflow | 0 | 0 | NS |
Numbers in the table refer to the absolute numbers of patients in each group. The numbers in brackets are percentages.