Research Article

Predictive Value of Fasting Blood Glucose for Microvascular Obstruction in Nondiabetic Patients with ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction after Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

Table 2

Procedural, echocardiographic, and CMR parameters of the study cohort.

Non-MVO (N = 31)MVO (N = 77) value

IRA, n (%)0.229
Left anterior descending artery13 (41.9)45 (58.4)
Left circumflex artery4 (12.9)10 (13.0)
Right coronary artery14 (45.2)22 (28.6)
Thrombus aspiration, n (%)10 (32.3)33 (42.9)0.309
Syntax score15.5 (9.0–22.2)15.0 (11.0–22.5)0.736
Stent length, mm33.0 (20.5–38.0)33.0 (23.0–46.0)0.333
Stent diameter, mm2.8 ± 1.23.0 ± 0.80.173
Use of tirofiban, n (%)20 (64.5)53 (68.8)0.665
Pre-PCI TIMI = 3, n (%)5 (16.1)3 (3.9)0.042
Post-PCI TIMI = 3, n (%)31 (100.0)74 (96.1)0.556
LVEDd, cm5.3 ± 0.35.5 ± 0.40.016
LAD, cm4.0 ± 0.34.1 ± 0.40.076
LVEF, %49.5 ± 4.544.9 ± 4.6<0.001
Infarct size, % LV15.2 (9.0–21.0)21.0 (17.0–30.2)0.007
MVO, % LV0.0 (0.0–0.0)2.0 (1.0–3.7)<0.001
LVEDV, mL70.9 ± 21.893.5 ± 29.9<0.001
GRS, %24.3 ± 7.921.1 ± 7.30.053
GCS, %−16.2 ± 3.7−13.8 ± 3.10.001
GLS, %−9.9 ± 3.044.9 ± 4.60.059

MVO, microvascular obstruction; IRA, infarct-related artery; pre-PCI TIMI, pre-percutaneous intervention thrombolysis in myocardial infarction; post-PCI TIMI, post-percutaneous intervention thrombolysis in myocardial infarction; LVEDd, left ventricular end-diastolic diameter; LAD, left atrial diameter; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; LVEDV, left ventricular end-diastolic volume; GRS, global radial strain; GCS, global circumferential strain; GLS, global longitudinal strain.