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Table 3 Procedural data in patients with STEMI and in primary PCI. Data are expressed as percentage (frequency) or median (IQR)

From: Ticagrelor versus clopidogrel in real-world patients with ST elevation myocardial infarction: 1-year results by propensity score analysis

 

Ticagrelor

Clopidogrel

p

Radial vs femoral

33.1 (47/142)

14.5 (35/241)

<0.001

Left main

1.4 (2/142)

2.1 (5/241)

1.00

Multi-vessel CAD

36.6 (52/142)

36.5 (88/241)

1.00

Culprit vessel

  

0.19

 RCA

38.7 (53/137)

38.9 (91/234)

 

 CX

10.9 (15/137)

17.9 (42/234)

 

 LAD

48.9 (67/137)

41.5 (97/234)

 

 Other

1.5 (2/137)

1.7 (4/234)

 

Complete revascularization

58.0 (76/131)

56.9 (119/234)

0.91

Total contrast amount (mL)

200 (147–268)

203 (148–284)

0.89

Primary PCI

 Multi-vessel CAD

35.9 (42/117)

34.9 (88/241)

0.90

Culprit vessel

  

0.44

 RCA

38.8 (45/116)

39.0 (67/172)

 

 CX

11.2 (13/116)

15.7 (27/172)

 

 LAD

48.2 (56/116)

43.0 (74/172)

 

 Others

1.8 (2/116)

2.3 (4/172)

 

TIMI flow pre-PCI

1 (0–3)

1 (0–3)

0.09

Reperfusion before PCI (TIMI 3)

26.5 (31/117)

16.9 (29/172)

0.047

Reperfusion before PCI (TIMI 2 o 3)

45.3 (53/117)

37.8 (65/172)

0.22

Type B2-C ACC/AHA lesion classification

73.6 (81/110)

74.5 (117/155)

0.78

Thrombus aspiration

44.8 (52/116)

37.2 (64/172)

0.22

GPIIb/IIIa receptor antagonist

12.8 (15/117)

16.9 (29/172)

0.41

Stent type

  

0.15

 BMS

14.7 (17/116)

27.1 (46/170)

 

 First-generation DES

0.9 (1/116)

0.6 (1/170)

 

 Second-generation DES

75.0 (86/116)

61.8 (104/170)

 

 BMS and DES

2.6 (3/116)

2.4 (4/170)

 

 No stent

7.8 (9/116)

8.8 (15/170)

 

Symptom onset to EKG (hh:min)

1:25 (0:40–2:26)

1:19 (0:50–2:41)

0.84

EKG to door hub (hh:min)

1:26 (1:14–2:10)

1:21 (1:06–1:51)

0.25

Transfer time (hh:min)

0:42 (0:36–0:52)

0:38 (0:34–0:48)

0.11

DTB min (hh:min)

1:46 (1:35–2:37)

1:49 (1:34–2:30)

0.75

DTB ≤60 min

3.5 (4/114)

3.0 (5/166)

1.00

DTB ≤90 min

20.2 (23/114)

21.7 (36/166)

0.88

DTB ≤120 min

52.6 (60/114)

52.4 (87/166)

1.00

Total ischaemic time(hh:min)

3:50 (2:45–5:34)

3:30 (2:42–5:39)

0.37

  1. Italics: p value ≤0.05
  2. CAD coronary artery disease, RCA right coronary artery, CX circumflex coronary artery, LAD left anterior descending, ACC/AHA American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association, GPIIb/IIIa glycoprotein IIb/IIIa, PCI percutaneous coronary intervention, TIMI thrombolysis in myocardial infarction, BMS bare metal stent, DES drug-eluting stent, EKG electrocardiogram, DTB door to balloon