Research Article

Von Willebrand Factor Antigen Predicts Response to Double Dose of Aspirin and Clopidogrel by PFA-100 in Patients Undergoing Primary Angioplasty for St Elevation Myocardial Infarction

Table 1

Clinical, hemodynamic, and laboratory data of patients recruited.

Group 0 (standard therapy)
( )
Group 1 (tailored therapy)
( )
value

Male sex (%) 41 (71) 38 (65) 0.51
Age* 0.33
BMI* 0.77
LVEF* 0.64
Current smoking, (%) 16 (28) 16 (28) 0.98
LDL-Cholesterol* 0.51
Diabetes mellitus, (%) 16 (28) 18 (31) 0.41
Hypertension, (%) 31 (54) 35 (61) 0.27
Time to balloon, min* 0.42
Pre-PCI Abciximab, (%) 6 (10) 5 (8) 0.59
Pre-PCI TIMI flow* 0.89
Post-PCI TIMI flow* 0.71
Number of diseased vessels* 0.86
Number of treated vessels* 0.78
Number of balloon/patient 0.43
Number of stents/patient* 0.65
Number of DES, (%) 29 (50) 27 (48) 0.63
Stent length/patient, mm* 0.73
Time between PCI and PFA-100, h* 0.86
Hemoglobin, g/dL* 0.84
Leukocytes, g/L* 0.67
Platelets, 103 g/L* 0.51
High sensitivity RCP, mg/dL 0.64
Fibrinogen, g/L* 0.18
Creatinine, mg/dL* 0.64
Cytochrome P450 metabolized drugs, (%)**58 (100) 57 (98) 0.97

BMI: body mass index; CAD: coronary artery disease; TIMI: thrombolysis in myocardial infarction; DES: drug eluting stents; LVEF: left ventricular ejection fraction; PCI: percutaneous coronary intervention; PFA: platelet function analyzer. *Mean standard deviation; **calcium channels antagonists, high dose statins.