Research Article

Inflammatory and Antioxidant Pattern Unbalance in “Clopidogrel-Resistant” Patients during Acute Coronary Syndrome

Table 1

Clinical characteristics between clopidogrel-responder and -nonresponder patients.

Responders ( = 21)Nonresponders ( = 8)

Age, years73 (60–80)78 (71–83)0.341
Male, (%)15 (71)4 (50)0.242
BMI, kg/m225 (23–27)26 (24–31)0.241
STEMI, (%)11 (52)5 (63)0.697
NSTEMI, (%)10 (48)3 (37)0.697
Lesion coronary artery, 2 (1–3)1 (1-2)0.189
Three-vessel coronary artery disease, (%)7 (33)1 (13)0.381
Killip class, (%)0.804
 02 (10)1 (13)
 117 (85)7 (88)
 21 (5)0 (0)
Stent implantation, (%)
 DES11 (52)1 (13)0.093
 BMS9 (43)8 (100)0.009
Risk factors, (%)
 Smoking 8 (38)1 (13)0.371
 Hypertension13 (62)5 (63)1.000
 Hyperlipidemia4 (19)3 (38)0.357
 Diabetes mellitus3 (14)5 (63)0.019
 Family history of CAD1 (5)1 (13)0.483
Medical history, (%)
 PCI1 (5)1 (13)0.483
 CABG0 (0)1 (13)0.276
 LEAD2 (10)0 (0)1.000
 Ictus0 (0)0 (0)
 Renal failure1 (5)0 (0)1.000
 Atrial fibrillation2 (10)1 (13)1.000
 COPD2 (10)1 (13)1.000
Medical therapy, (%)
 Ca-antagonist3 (14)1 (13)1.000
 Ca-channel blockers0 (0)0 (0)
 ACEi13 (62)4 (50)0.683
 ARB2 (10)1 (13)1.000
-blockers10 (48)5 (63)0.682
 Statins21 (100)8 (100)
 GPIIb/IIIa inhibitors7 (33)3 (38)1.000

Data are expressed as median and interquartile range (25th–75th) or number (percentage).
ACEi: angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor; ARB: angiotensin receptor blockers; BMI: body mass index; Ca: calcium; BMS: bare metal coronary stent; CABG: coronary artery by-pass grafting; CAD: coronary artery disease; COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; DES: drug-eluting stent; LEAD: lower extremity arterial disease; GP: glycoprotein; PCI: percutaneous coronary intervention; NSTEMI; non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction.