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Table 8 Comparison of MACE by the cut-off points of VO2 at VT (2 years)

From: Effect of pre-discharge cardiopulmonary fitness on outcomes in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction after percutaneous coronary intervention

 

>  10.5 ml/kg/min (n = 69)

≤ 10.5 ml/kg/min (n = 49)

P

Cardiogenic death, n (%)

0 (0.0%)

3 (6.1%)

0.037

Rehospitalization, n (%)

11 (15.9%)

16 (32.7%)

0.033

Heart failure, n (%)

1 (1.4%)

2 (4.1%)

0.371

Stroke, n (%)

1 (1.4%)

0 (0.0%)

0.397

Atrial fibrillation, n (%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

1.000

MACE, n (%)

13 (18.8%)

21 (42.9%)

0.005

  1. VO2 at VT Oxygen consumption per kilogram of weight per minute at anaerobic threshold, MACE Major cardiac events
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