Chronic Exposure to Oral Pathogens and Autoimmune Reactivity in Acute Coronary Atherothrombosis

Table 1

Characteristics of patients with acute myocardial infarction.

Characteristics	(%)
ECG abnormalities at entry
ST segment elevation	45
Without ST segment elevation	55
Systolic BP, mmHg
<120	32.4
120–139	21.6
140–159	15.4
>160	30.6
Mean (SD)	132±35.98
Diastolic BP, mean (SD), mmHg	79±23.33
Heart rate, heartbeats/min
<70	16.3
70–89	38.7
90–109	36.9
>110	8.1
Mean (SD), mmHg	22.73
Previous disease
Previous MI	29.7
Previous CABG	17.1
Aspirin before admission	34.2
Duration of staying in hospital, mean (SD)	10.8 (5.4)
LVEF, mean (SD)	54.4 (13.30)
LVEF < 40	16 (16.2)
New event	19.6

ECG: electrocardiogram; BP: blood pressure; MI: myocardial infarction; CABG: coronary artery bypass grafting; LVEF: left ventricle ejection fraction. Values are % unless otherwise indicated.