Laser Vaporization of Intracoronary Thrombus and Identifying Plaque Morphology in ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction as Assessed by Optical Coherence Tomography
Table 1
Patient characteristics.
Variable
Value
Number of patients
92
Age (years)
63.5 ± 12.6
Male sex
77 (83.7%)
Hypertension
59 (64.1%)
Diabetes mellitus
38 (41.3%)
Hemoglobin A1c (%)
6.5 ± 1.4
Dyslipidemia
54 (58.7%)
LDL-cholesterol (mg/dL)
126.4 ± 38.8
Current smoking
45 (48.9%)
Serum creatinine (mg/dL)
0.85 ± 0.78
Prior MI
1 (1.1%)
Prior PCI
1 (1.1%)
Symptom onset to hospital arrival (h)
5.5 ± 5.5
Baseline CPK (IU/L)
460 ± 762
Baseline CPK-MB (IU/L)
43 ± 65
Peak CPK (IU/L)
2,868 ± 2,391
Peak CPK-MB (IU/L)
272 ± 239
Data are presented as n (%) or mean ± standard deviation. CPK = creatine phosphokinase; CPK-MB = creatine phosphokinase myocardial band; LDL = low-density lipoprotein; MI = myocardial infarction; PCI = percutaneous coronary intervention.
