Research Article

Characteristics of Wellens’ Syndrome in the Current PCI Era: A Single-Center Retrospective Study

Table 3

Comparison of clinical outcome between Wellens and non-Wellens groups.

Event, n (%)Wellens (n = 138)Non-Wellens (n = 338)

MACCEs7 (5.1)45 (13.3)0.009
 All-cause death3 (2.2)21 (6.2)0.068
 Cardiac death2 (1.4)15 (4.4)0.111
 Heart failure1 (0.7)10 (3)0.141
 Target vessel revascularization03 (0.9)0.267
 Recurrent myocardial infarction3 (2.2)20 (5.9)0.084
 Stroke2 (1.4)7 (2.1)0.651
Cardiac readmission12 (8.7)78 (23.1)<0.001

MACCE: major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events, a composite of cardiac death, heart failure, target vessel revascularization, recurrent myocardial infarction, and stroke.