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Table 2 Left ventricular function, biochemistry, clinical condition and outcome

From: Primary percutaneous coronary intervention in nonagenarians: is it worthwhile?

Variables

PPCI patients (n = 42)*

MM patients (n = 69)*

P value

Left ventricular systolic function

(n = 38)

(n = 61)

 

Normal (EF > 55%),

5 (11.9)

8 (11.6)

 > 0.99

Mildly impaired (EF 46–55%)

6 (14.3)

7 (10.1)

0.55

Moderately impaired (EF 36–45%)

16 (38.1)

21 (30.4)

0.41

Severely impaired (EF ≤ 35%)

11 (26.2)

25 (36.2)

0.27

CK-MB on admission (µg/L)

53.0 ± 89.0

66.9 ± 101.3

0.24

Total Cholesterol (mmol/L),

4.3 ± 1.5

4.2 ± 1.1

0.97

Sodium (mmol/L)

135.9 ± 3.6

135.6 ± 4.1

0.32

Potassium (mmol/L)

4.5 ± 0.5

4.6 ± 0.6

 > 0.99

Urea (mmol/L)

9.1 ± 3.3

9.8 ± 4.4

0.93

Creatinine (µmol/L)

109.3 ± 37.9

123.5 ± 72.1

0.54

Glucose (mmol/L)

9.2 ± 3.9

8.5 ± 4.5

0.33

Haemoglobin (g/L)

118.7 ± 16.5

117.7 ± 14.3

0.99

Heart rate on admission (beats/min)

74.3 ± 17.3

79.9 ± 19.0

0.14

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

119.5 ± 14.1

120.8 ± 19.1

0.15

Cardiogenic shock

4 (9.5)

6 (8.7)

 > 0.99

Completed Infarct

2 (4.8)

30 (43.5)

 < 0.001

NSTEMI

1 (2.4)

12 (17.4)

0.017

STEMI

41 (97.6)

57 (82.6)

0.017

Anterior

19 (46.3)

26 (45.6)

0.94

Inferior

17 (41.5)

21 (36.8)

0.64

Lateral

4 (9.8)

7 (12.3)

0.76

Posterior

1 (2.4)

3 (5.3)

0.64

Direct admission via ambulance

31 (73.8)

41 (59.4)

0.12

Transfer from DGH

11 (26.2)

28 (40.6)

0.12

Angiogram Performed

42 (100)

9 (13.0)

 < 0.001

30-day mortality

10 (23.8)

28 (40.6)

0.07

BCIS PCI 30-day mortality score

22.9 ± 17.4

24.0 ± 16.6

0.17

  1. Values in bold demonstrate statistically significant results (p < 0.05)
  2. PPCI primary percutaneous coronary intervention, MM medically managed, EF ejection fraction, DGH District general hospital, BCIS British Cardiovascular Intervention Society
  3. ± values are mean ± standard deviation. Values in brackets are (%)
  4. *Unless otherwise stated