The Comparison of the Initial TIMI Flow Grade in Acute ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Patients Receiving Ticagrelor vs. Clopidogrel before Undergoing Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: A Prospective Cohort Study
Table 1
Baseline demographic and angiographic characteristics.
Variable1
Ticagrelor (n = 80)
Clopidogrel (n = 80)
P2
P3
P4
Age (years)
59.46 ± 13.11
61.34 ± 11.08
0.3305
—
—
Female, sex
22 (27.5)
15 (19.0)
0.204
—
—
Hypertension
30 (37.5)
34 (42.5)
0.519
—
—
Diabetes mellitus
22 (27.5)
16 (20.0)
0.265
—
—
Dyslipidemia
11(13.8)
12 (15.0)
0.822
—
—
Smoking
29 (36.3)
38 (47.5)
0.149
—
—
Pain-to-door time (minute)
154.18 (44.84)
151.68 (42.31)
0.715
Pain-to-wire time (minute)
244.62 (44.57)
240.71 (44.6)
0.585
Culprit vessel
LAD
47 (58.8)
38 (47.5)
0.027
1.000
—
LCX
9 (11.3)
14 (17.5)
0.923
RCA
24 (30.0)
28 (35.0)
1.000
Dominance
Right
67 (83.8)
54 (67.5)
0.056
0.100
—
Left
8 (10.0)
16 (20.0)
0.459
Codominant
5 (6.2)
10 (12.5)
1.000
TIMI thrombus grade
0
2 (2.5)
0
0.364
1.000
0.110
1
5 (6.3)
1 (1.3)
1.000
2
4 (5.0)
3 (3.8)
1.000
3
7 (8.8)
7 (8.8)
1.000
4
11 (13.8)
10 (12.5)
1.000
5
51 (63.7)
59 (73.8)
1.000
LAD, left anterior descending artery; LCX, left circumflex artery; P, value; RCA, right coronary artery; TIMI: thrombolysis in myocardial infarction. value<0.05. 1Data are presented as numbers (%) or the mean ± standard deviation (SD). 2Chi-squared test. 3Chi-squared post hoc analysis with Bonferroni correction. 4Mann–Whitney U test. 5Independent t test.
