Table 2 Clinical characteristics (all patients and coronary artery disease hospitalisation groups)

Single vessel PCI n (%)

40 (69)

11 (55)

20 (100)

9 (50)

Multi-vessel PCI n (%)

18 (31)

9 (45)

0 (0)

9 (50)

Radial arterial access for PCI n (%)

49 (85)

17 (85)

16 (80)

16 (89)

Femoral arterial access for PCI n (%)

9 (15)

3 (15)

4 (20)

2 (11)

Prior myocardial infarction n (%)

19 (33)

10 (50)

2 (10)

7 (39)

Prior PCI n (%)

14 (24)

9 (45)

1 (5)

4 (22)

Prior CABG n (%)

7 (12)

2 (10)

0 (0)

5 (28)

Hypertension n (%)

39 (67)

14 (70)

13 (65)

12 (67)

Current smoker n (%)

10 (17)

1 (5)

4 (20)

5 (28)

Family history of IHD n (%)

20 (35)

7 (35)

5 (25)

8 (44)

Type 2 diabetes n (%)

12 (21)

4 (20)

4 (20)

4 (22)

Prior PVD n (%)

4 (7)

1 (5)

0 (0)

3 (17)

Prior history of TIA/stroke n (%)

11 (19)

4 (20)

1 (5)

6 (33)

History of CHF n (%)

2 (3)

2 (10)

0 (0)

0 (0)

History of liver disease n (%)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

History of malignancy n (%)

8 (14)

4 (20)

3 (15)

1 (6)

History of dementia n (%)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

Creatinine (mg/dL)

102 ± 28

103 ± 29

94 ± 23

109 ± 30

Haemoglobin (g/dL)

13 ± 2

13 ± 2

13 ± 3

13 ± 2

Peak troponin value during hospitalisation (ng/dL)

1066 ± 1644

N/A

2418 ± 2037

680 ± 637

Time from presentation to PCI (hours)

-

N/A

1 ± 1

107 ± 97

Time from PCI to discharge from hospital (hours)

34 ± 20

18 ± 13

49 ± 12

35 ± 22