Research Article

The Utility of Point of Care Test for Soluble ST2 in Predicting Adverse Cardiac Events during Acute Care of ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction

Table 3

The mode of revascularization and time to revascularization between inframedian and supramedian sST2 in subjects with STEMI.

Mode of revascularizationInframedian sST2, Supramedian sST2, value

Primary PCI, (35.7%)17 (35.4%)17 (36.2%)
 Time to revascularization (minutes), mean ± SD179.7 ± 40.3156.4 ± 45.20.12
Fibrinolysis, (44.2%)18 (42.9%)24 (51.1%)
 Time to revascularization (minutes), mean ± SD68.3 ± 26.365.6 ± 21.80.72
Failed fibrinolysis and rescue PCI, (9.5%)2 (11.1)7 (29.2)0.15

PCI = percutaneous coronary intervention.