Table 1 Baseline clinical and procedural characteristics of the patients who receiving intracoronary epinephrine
Characteristics | Rate |
|---|---|
Gender (% male) | 8 (67%) |
Age (mean ± SD) | 62 ± 12 |
Comorbid conditions | |
Diabetes Mellitus | 2 (17%) |
Hypertension | 4 (33%) |
Previous CABG | 1 (8%) |
Lesion location | |
Left anterior descending | 4 (33%) |
Circumflex | 2 (17%) |
Right coronary artery | 6 (50%) |
Preprocedural angiographic appearance of thrombus* | 8 (67%) |
TIMI flow grade before epinephrine | |
TIMI 1 | 8 (67%) |
TIMI 2 | 4 (33%) |
TIMI flow grade after epinephrine | |
TIMI 1 | 1 (8%) |
TIMI 2 | 2 (17%) |
TIMI 3 | 9 (75%) |
TIMI frame count before epinephrine (mean ± SD) | 56 ± 10 |
TIMI frame count after epinephrine (mean ± SD) | 19 ± 11 |