Clinical Study

Delayed PCI 12 Hours after the Onset of Symptoms Is Associated with Improved Outcomes for Patients with ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction: A Real-World Study

Table 1

Clinical baseline characteristics and angiographic characteristics of included patients before and after PSM.

CharacteristicsBefore MatchingAfter Matching
Delayed PCI (n=594)MT (n=478)P valueDelayed PCI (n=333)MT (n=333)P vale

Age, yrs56.63±11.1560.79±14.28<0.00157.34±11.0758.73±14.510.166
Male, n (%)504 (84.8)373 (78)0.004276 (82.9)263 (79)0.20
SBP (mmHg)119.61±17.64121.34±22.190.189119.46±17.79122.12±22.490.082
Diabetes, n (%)149 (25.1)110 (23)0.43178 (23.4)90 (27)0.284
Hypertension, n (%)181 (30.5)149 (31.2)0.80598 (29.4)94 (28.2)0.732
Hyperlipidemia, n (%)142 (239)110 (23)0.73271 (21.3)82 (24.6)0.311
Current smoker, n (%)260 (43.9)168 (35.1)0.003152 (45.6)140 (42)0.349
LDL-C (mmol/L)2.48±0.892.44±0.910.4722.54±0.932.42±0.920.093
TC (mmol/L)3.84±1.113.86±1.120.8033.88±1.133.81±1.140.466
Killip’s class<0.0010.819
117 (2.9)6 (1.3)7 (2.1)6 (1.8)
2508 (85.5)309 (64.6)258 (77.5)256 (76.9)
355 (9.3)100 (20.9)55 (16.5)53 (15.9)
414 (2.4)63 (13.2)13 (3.9)18 (5.4)
IRA, n ()NANA
Left main0NA0NA
LAD385 (68.0)NA224 (67.3)NA
LCX51 (8.5)NA26 (7.8)NA
RC158 (26.6)NA83 (24.9)NA
TIMI flow grade n ()NANA
0380 (64.0)NA212 (63.7)NA
1185 (31.1)NA108 (32.4)NA
229 (4.9)NA13 (3.9)NA
ACEI/ARB, n ()307 (51.7)266 (55.6)0.316180 (54.1)191 (57.4)0.521
DAP, n ()524 (88.2)416 (87)0.557292 (87.7)300 (90.1)0.324
Anticoagulation, n ()282 (47.5)210 (43.9)0.277163 (48.9)143 (42.9)0.292
β-Blocker409 (68.9)311 (65.1)0.101235 (70.6)227 (68.2)0.361
Calcium Blocker123 (20.7)79 (16.5)0.08264 (19.2)54 (16.2)0.310
Statins458 (77.1)365 (77.3)0.670250 (75.1)258 (77.5)0.499

Note: TC: total cholesterol; LDL-C: low density lipoprotein cholesterol; IRA: infarct-related artery; LAD: left anterior descending; LCX: left circumflex; RC: right coronary; DAP: double antiplatelet.