Research Article

Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa Inhibitors Use and Outcome after Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Non-ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction

Table 1

Baseline characteristics.

No GP IIb/IIIa inhibitor used ( )GP IIb/IIIa inhibitor used ( )Significance ( )

Age65.1 (±12.4)62.0 (±12.2)<0.001*
Gender (female)501 (28.6%)336 (26.0%)0.119
Previous MI577 (32.9%)352 (27.2%)0.001*
Previous CABG160 (9.12%)94 (7.26%)0.073
Previous PCI336 (19.2%)154 (11.9%)<0.001*
Current smoker417 (23.8%)430 (33.2%)<0.001*
Hypertension1079 (61.6%)700 (54.1%)<0.001*
Hypercholesterolaemia1044 (59.6%)617 (47.4%)<0.001*
DM448 (25.6%)315 (24.3%)0.447
Renal disease103 (5.88%)36 (2.78%)<0.001*
Previous CVA63 (3.59%)26 (2.01%)0.012*
PVD82 (4.68%)38 (2.94%)0.014*
Cardiogenic shock20 (1.14%)21 (1.62%)0.269

value < 0.05.