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Table 4 Clinical features of patients with acute myocardial infarction

From: Aerobic exercise, but not isometric handgrip exercise, improves endothelial function and arterial stiffness in patients with myocardial infarction undergoing coronary intervention: a randomized pilot study

 

AE (n = 10)

IE (n = 10)

p value

Primary PCI

  

0.931

 RCA (1 stent)

2

2

 

 ADA (1 stent)

3

3

 

 CXA (1 stent)

2

1

 

 RCA, ADA and CXA (3 stents)

2

2

 

 RCA, ADA (2 stents)

1

1

 

 ADA, ADA (2 stents)

0

1

 

Primary PCI timing

  

0.146

 6–12 h

3

4

 

 12–18 h

1

0

 

 18–24 h

0

2

 

 24–48 h

1

3

 

 > 48 h

5

1

 
  1. AE, aerobic exercise session; IE, isometric exercise session; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention; RCA, right coronary artery; ADA, anterior descending artery; CXA, circumflex artery. Student's t-test for independent samples or the chi-square test were used when applicable; p < 0.05