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Chapter eight. LV mechanical dispersion versus LV scar burden
5.3 ng/L (IQR 2.4-8.8 ng/L) and 1917 U/L (IQR 1165-4030). Multi-vessel disease was observed in 57 (59%) patients and the culprit lesion was the left anterior descending coronary artery in 49 (51%) patients. At discharge, 97% of patients were treated with angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors and/or angiotensin II receptor blockers, 93% received beta-blockers and 100% used statins. A total of 4 (4%) patients received an ICD, whereas 6 (6%) patients received CRT during the follow-up period (Table 2).
Table 1. Baseline characteristics of the study population.
Clinical characteristics
Age (years)
Male gender, n (%)
Heart rate discharge (bpm)
Systolic blood pressure, discharge (mm/Hg) Diastolic blood pressure, discharge (mm/Hg)
Cardiovascular risk factors
Hypertension, n (%) Hypercholesterolemia, n (%) Family history of CAD, n (%) Diabetes mellitus, n (%) Current smoker, n (%)
Biochemical markers
Peak CPK (U/L)
Peak cTnT (ng/L) eGFR (ml/min/1.73m2) Glucose (mmol/L)
Coronary angiography
Killip class ≥ 2, n (%) TIMI flow 2-3, n (%) RCA, n (%)
Left main, n (%) LAD, n (%)
LCX, n (%)
Multi-vessel disease, n (%)
57 ± 10 83 (87) 71 ± 12 112 ± 16 70 ± 10
40 (42) 21 (22) 43 (45)
10 (10) 46 (48)
1917 (1165-4030) 5.3 (2.4-8.8) 103 ± 35
8 (7-10)
4 (3) 95 (99) 32 (33) 1 (1) 49 (51) 14 (15) 57 (59)
Variable
Total population (n=96)
Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation, number (percentage) or as median (25th- 75th percentile). CAD = coronary artery disease; CPK = creatine phosphokinase; cTnT = cardiac troponin T; (e)GFR = glomerular filtration rate estimated with the Cockcroft-Gault formula; LAD = left anterior descending coronary artery; LCX=left circumflex artery; RCA= right coronary artery; TIMI = Thrombolysis In Myocardial Infarction. Hypertension was defined as office blood pressure ≥140/90 mm Hg or previous pharmacological treatment. Hypercholesterolemia was
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