Research Article
Optical Coherence Tomography for the Diagnosis of Exercise-Related Acute Cardiovascular Events and Inconclusive Coronary Angiography
Table 1
Baseline characteristics (n = 10).
| | Age in years, median (IQR) | 51 (41–63) | | Male sex, n (%) | 8 (80) | | Smoker, n (%) | 4 (40) | | Hypertension, n (%) | 1 (10) | | Dyslipidaemia, n (%) | 4 (40) | | Diabetes mellitus, n (%) | 0 (0) | | Diagnosis on admission, n (%) | | ACS without persistent ST segment elevation | 5 (50) | | ACS with ST segment elevation | 2 (20) | | SCD | 3 (30) | | Ultrasensitive troponin I, n (%) | | | No elevation | 1 (10) | | <1000 ng/L | 4 (40) | | >1000 ng/L | 5 (50) | | LVEF, median (IQR) | 65.5 (63–70) | | Type of physical exertion, n (%) | | Running | 2 (20) | | Cycling | 5 (50) | | Hiking | 1 (10) | | Isometric exercise | 2 (20) | | Sport intensity related to the acute cardiovascular event, n (%) | | Moderate | 3 (30) | | Vigorous | 7 (70) | | Usual sport practitioners, n (%) | 8 (80) | | Months of follow-up, median (IQR) | 1 (1–10) | | Death, recurrent AMI, or revascularization on follow-up, n (%) | 0 (0) |
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ACS: acute coronary syndrome; AMI: acute myocardial infarction; IQR: interquartile range; LVEF: left ventricle ejection fraction; SCD: sudden cardiac death.
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