Research Article
Can We Exclude the Diagnosis of Non-ST Segment Myocardial Infarction on the Basis of a Single Troponin I and a Symptom Duration ≥8 Hours?
Table 1
Characteristics of patients in the study group.
| Age, y (%) | |
| 20–29 | 4 (3.5) | 30–39 | 5 (4.3) | 40–49 | 17 (14.8) | 50–59 | 22 (19.1) | 60–69 | 25 (21.7) | 70–79 | 20 (17.4) | 80–89 | 17 (14.8) | 90–99 | 5 (4.3) |
| Gender (%) | | Male | 62 (53.9) | Female | 53 (46.1) |
| Race (%) | | African American | 55 (47.8) | Hispanic | 26 (22.6) | Caucasian | 18 (15.7) | Asian | 9 (7.8) | Other | 7 (6.1) |
| Past Medical History (%) | | Hypertension | 81 (70.4) | Diabetes | 41 (35.7) | Prior myocardial infarction | 41 (35.7) | Hyperlipidemia | 33 (28.7) | Congestive heart failure | 30 (26.1) | Prior stroke | 16 (13.9) | Prior cardiac catheterization | 12 (10.4) | Chronic kidney disease | 9 (7.8) | Prior CABG | 6 (5.2) | Family history of early myocardial infarction | 6 (5.2) |
| Substance abuse (%) | | Tobacco | 38 (33.0) | Cocaine | 19 (16.5) | Alcohol | 14 (12.2) | Injection drug use | 1 (0.9) |
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CABG: coronary artery bypass graft.
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