Research Article
Clinical Characteristics, Management, and Outcomes of Suspected Poststroke Acute Coronary Syndrome
Table 3
Patient characteristics of those who underwent medical management versus intervention (stent or CABG).
| | | Medical management | Stent or CABG | value |
| | (%) | 69 (84%) | 13 (16%) | | | Mean age (years) | 73 ± 13 | 67 ± 7 | | | Gender | | | | | Female | 38 (88%) | 5 (12%) | | | Male | 31 (80%) | 8 (20%) | | Race | | | | | Caucasian | 20 (83%) | 4 (17%) | | | African American | 42 (82%) | 9 (18%) | | | Hispanic | 5 (100%) | 0 (0%) | | | Asian | 2 (100%) | 0 (0%) | | | Mean length of stay (days) | 12 ± 10 | 25 ± 21 | | | Comorbidities | | | | | Coronary artery disease | 29 (80%) | 7 (20%) | | | Body mass index > 30 | 17 (77%) | 5 (23%) | | | Hypertension | 66 (83%) | 13 (17%) | | | Hyperlipidemia | 32 (86%) | 5 (14%) | | | Diabetes mellitus | 39 (85%) | 7 (15%) | | | Chronic kidney disease | 20 (83%) | 4 (17%) | | | Congestive heart failure | 30 (79%) | 8 (21%) | | | Coronary artery disease equivalents | 12 (80%) | 3 (20%) | | | Smoker | 15 (75%) | 5 (25%) | |
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