Table 1 Baseline characteristics (n = 41)
Demographics | |
Age, year | 60 (50–67) |
Gender, male | 34 (83) |
Body mass index, kg/m2 | 27 (24–30) |
Cardiovascular risk factors | |
Dyslipidemia | 35 (85) |
Hypertension | 14 (34) |
Diabetes | 8 (20) |
Smoking | 16 (39) |
Family risk for coronary artery disease | 25 (61) |
ST-elevation myocardial infarction | 33 (81) |
Culprit coronary artery | |
Left anterior descending (or left main) | 24 (59) |
Circumflex artery | 5 (12) |
Right coronary | 12 (29) |
Multiple vessel disease | 19 (46) |
Anterior infarct | 24 (59) |
Method of reperfusion | |
Thrombolysis | 2 (5) |
Primary percutaneus coronary intervention | 35 (85) |
Coronary artery bypass graft | 4 (10) |
Peak CK-MB (μg/L) | 86 (40–216) |
Discharge medication | |
Aspirin | 38 (93) |
Clopidogrel | 37 (90) |
Beta blocker | 40 (98) |
ACE-inhibitor/AT2-blocker | 26 (63) |
Statin | 40 (98) |
Diuretic | 3 (7) |
Nitrate | 1 (2) |
Warfarin | 2 (5) |