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Table 2 Myocardial infarction presentation according to study group

From: Outcomes in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction treated with primary percutaneous coronary intervention or pharmacoinvasive strategy in a Latin American country

Characteristic

PIs group

n (%)

PPCI group

n (%)

p

Symptoms

   

 Typical angina

95 (98.9)

72 (94.7)

0.102

 Atypical chest pain

1 (1.04)

3 (3.9)

0.322

 Dyspnea

18 (18.8)

15 (19.7)

0.870

 Syncope

3 (3.1)

3 (3.9)

1.000

 Cardiac arrest

1 (1.04)

4 (5.2)

0.102

Electrocardiogram on admission

   

 Atrial fibrillation

3 (3.1)

1 (1.3)

0.06

 High-grade atrioventricular block

1 (1.1)

6 (7.9)

0.06

Localization of infarction

   

 Anterior

63 (65.6)

43 (56.6)

0.374

 Inferior

34 (33.0)

33 (43.4)

0.441

 Lateral

1 (1.4)

0.295

KK classification on admission

   

 KK I

68 (70.8)

49 (64.5)

0.211

 KK IV

3 (3.1)

4 (5.3)

0.390

  1. KK Killip–Kimball, PPCI primary percutaneous coronary intervention, PIs pharmacoinvasive strategy