Clinical Characteristics, Management, and Outcomes of Suspected Poststroke Acute Coronary Syndrome

Table 5

(a) Inpatient mortality of cases who underwent medical management versus intervention (stent or CABG). (b) 1-year all-cause mortality of patients who underwent medical management versus intervention (stent or CABG).

(a)

	⁢Inpatient mortality		⁢Inpatient mortality		RR	95% CI	Stat test	value
	Number	%	Yes	No
Mean peak troponin
High	8	32	8	13	1.36	0.69–2.67	Chi-square	0.37
Low	17	68	17	44
Ischemic ECG changes
Present	8	32	8	13	1.3669	0.69–2.69	Fisher exact	0.26
Absent	17	68	17	44
Management
Stent/CABG	3	12	8	13	1.36	0.69–2.67	Chi-square	0.37
Medical	22	88	17	44

(b)

	⁢1-year all-cause mortality		⁢1-year all-cause mortality		RR	95% CI	Stat test	value
	Number	%	Yes	No
Mean peak troponin
High	15	34.88	15	6	1.55	1.06–2.28	Chi-square	0.04
Low	28	65.12	28	33
Ischemic ECG changes
Present	38	88.37	38	34	1.05	0.54–2.03	Fisher exact	0.56
Absent	5	11.63	5	5
Management
Stent/CABG	7	16.28	7	6	1.03	0.59–1.7	Chi-square	0.57
Medical	36	83.72	36	33