Research Article

The Inflammasome Signaling Pathway Is Actively Regulated and Related to Myocardial Damage in Coronary Thrombi from Patients with STEMI

Table 1

Baseline characteristics. Baseline characteristics of the population (). Values are given as absolute numbers (%) or medians (25, 75 percentiles).

Baseline characteristics

Female gender3 (9%)
Age (yrs)58.0 (54.0, 68.0)
Current smokers16 (49%)
Previous smokers11 (33%)
BMI (kg/m2)27.7 (23.4, 28.6)
Hypertension11 (33%)
TDM24 (12%)
Previous coronary disease1 (3%)
Medication before index MI:
 ASA6 (18%)
 Clopidogrel/prasugrel/tikagrelor2 (6%)
 Warfarin1 (3%)
 NOAC2 (6%)
 Beta-blocker4 (12%)
 ACE-I0 (0%)
 AT-II-blocker5 (15%)
 Statins6 (18%)
 Diuretics4 (12%)
 Aldosterone antagonists0 (0%)
Systolic BP (mmHg)126.0 (109.0, 144.0)
Diastolic BP (mmHg)80.0 (70.0, 99.5)
HR (beats/min)70.0 (65.0, 90)
Ischemic time (min)152 (122, 343)
CRP (mg/L)2.71 (1.00, 5.57)
Troponin T after PCI (μ/L)354 (123, 744)
Troponin T peak (μ/L)3434 (1250, 6967)
Culprit lesion:
 LAD16 (49%)
 CX6 (18%)
 RCA11 (33%)
Retrograde flow12 (36%)
Three-vessel disease6 (18%)
In-stent thrombus1 (3%)

BMI: body mass index; T2DM: type II diabetes mellitus; ASA: acetysalicylic acid; NOAC: novel oral anticoagulant; ACE-I: angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor; AT-II-blocker: angiotensin receptor II-blocker; BP: blood pressure; HR: heart rate; CRP: C-reactive protein; PCI: percutan coronary intervention; LAD: left anterior descending artery; CX: circumflex artery; RCA: right coronary artery.