Research Article

Utilization of an Optimized Radiation Strategy in Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Patients with ST-Segment-Elevation Myocardial Infarction

Table 1

Baseline clinical characteristics.

ORS group (n = 151)NRS group (n = 63) value

Gender, male126 (83.4%)55 (87.3%)0.476
Age (years)64.4 ± 12.265.2 ± 11.40.683
BMI (kg/m2)24.0 ± 2.624.0 ± 3.20.906
Medical history
 Hypertension99 (65.6%)39 (61.9%)0.610
 Diabetes44 (29.1%)15 (23.8%)0.427
 Insulin-treated5 (3.3%)3 (4.8%)0.696
 Dyslipidemia76 (50.3%)26 (41.3%)0.226
 Smoking90 (59.6%)36 (57.1%)0.739
 Previous coronary intervention43 (28.5%)22 (34.9%)0.350
 Previous CABG1 (0.7%)1 (1.6%)0.503
Clinical presentation
 Heart rate (beats/min)77.8 ± 15.475.9 ± 13.90.399
 Blood pressure (mm·Hg)
 Systolic blood pressure120.7 ± 22.1118.4 ± 20.40.489
 Diastolic blood pressure74.6 ± 14.271.7 ± 13.60.176
 Cardiogenic shock on presentation4 (2.6%)0 (0%)0.323
 Infarct location
 Anterior78 (51.7%)27 (42.9%)0.241
 Not anterior73 (48.3%)36 (57.1%)
 Killip class
 I139 (92.1%)57 (90.5%)0.705
 II‒IV12 (7.9%)6 (9.5%)
Left ventricular ejection fraction (%)52.4 ± 7.552.8 ± 8.90.747

Continuous data are presented as mean ± SD; categorical data are expressed as counts (percentage). ORS: optimized radiation strategy; NRS: normal radiation strategy; BMI: body mass index; CABG: coronary artery bypass grafting. Value for 210 patients.