Research Article

Prognostic Significance of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for First Acute Myocardial Infarction with Heart Failure: Five-Year Follow-Up Results

Table 2

In-hospital angiographic characteristics.

VariablesHF group (n = 97)Non-HF group (n = 512)P

STEMI n (%)84 (86.6)359 (71.51)≤0.001

Preinfarction angina n (%)37 (38.14)253 (50.4)0.046

Length from attack to PCI(h)56.44 ± 117.3555.53 ± 87.470.069

Thrombolytic therapy n (%)6 (6.18)37 (7.37)0.849

PCI vessels
 LMCA n (%)0 (0)3 (0.2)0.450
 LAD n (%)65 (67.01)265 (51.75)0.003
 LCX n (%)21 (1.03)144 (28.12)0.210
 RCA n (%)24 (14.74)201 (39.25)0.026

Culprit vessels
 LAD n (%)62 (63.91)242 (47.26)0.002
 LCX n (%)19 (19.58)109 (21.28)0.699
 RCA n (%)21 (21.65)184 (35.93)0.007

Single-vessel disease n (%)53 (54.64)226 (44.14)0.039

TIMI flow
 TIMI flow before PCI
  0 n (%)67 (69.07)227 (44.33)≤0.001
  1n (%)1 (1.03)3 (0.58)0.609
  2n (%)1 (1.03)9 (1.75)0.616
  3n (%)16 (16.49)152 (29.69)≤0.001
 TIMI flow after PCI
  0–2n (%)1 (1.08)2 (0.39)0.408
  3n (%)97 (100)509 (99.41)0.450

No reflow3 (3.09)14 (2.73)0.844
Stent placement n (%)57 (61.95)292 (57.03)0.215
Complete revascularization n (%)34 (35.05)182 (35.54)0.561
IABP n (%)3 (3.26)1 (0.19)0.053
ECMO n (%)00

STEMI: ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction; LMCA: left main coronary artery; LAD: left anterior descending artery; LCX: left circumflex artery; RCA: right coronary artery; IABP: intra-aortic balloon pump; ECMO: extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.