Table 1 Demographic and baseline characteristics of the studied acute coronary syndrome patients according to the presence of HF (n = 1691)
Variable | HF | Non-HF | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
(n = 356) | (n = 1335) | ||
Age, mean ± SD, years | 57.8 ± 13.0 | 51.2 ± 10.8 | < 0.001 |
Male | 284 (79.8) | 1197 (89.7) | < 0.001 |
Hypertension | 229 (64.3) | 586 (43.9) | < 0.001 |
Hyperlipidemia | 176 (49.4) | 425 (31.8) | < 0.001 |
Diabetes mellitus | 182 (51.1) | 483 (36.2) | < 0.001 |
Smoking | 136 (38.2) | 672 (50.3) | < 0.001 |
Family history of CAD | 39 (11.0) | 221 (16.6) | 0.008 |
Prior angina or MI | 178 (50.0) | 457 (34.2) | < 0.001 |
Past PCI or CABG | 67 (18.8) | 188 (14.1) | 0.030 |
ACS diagnosis: | 0.66 | ||
STEMI | 141 (39.6) | 572 (42.9) | |
NSTEMI | 81 (22.8) | 302 (22.6) | |
UA | 131 (36.8) | 453 (33.9) | |
LBBB MI | 3 (0.8) | 8 (0.6) | |
Admission characteristics: | |||
Killip class: | |||
I | - | 1335 (100) | |
II | 221 (62.0) | - | |
III | 102 (28.7) | - | |
IV | 33 (9.3) | - | |
ST deviation | 287 (80.8) | 998 (749) | 0.021 |
Heart rate, mean ± SD, beats/min | 97 ± 27.2 | 81.4 ± 19.8 | < 0.001 |
Systolic blood pressure, mean ± SD, mm Hg | 145.7 ± 40.5 | 141.7 ± 27.9 | 0.028 |
Diastolic blood pressure, mean ± SD, mm Hg | 87.2 ± 23.7 | 85.6 ± 17.1 | 0.167 |
Laboratory investigations*: | |||
Peak CPK, mean ± SD, (U/l) | 1269.9 ± 1930.5 | 1295.2 ± 1941.3 | 0.167 |
Peak CPK-MB, mean ± SD, (U/l) | 99.1 ± 157.9 | 96.4 ± 135 | 0.109 |
Peak troponin, mean ± SD, (μg/l)† | 19.2 ± 79.3 | 15.8 ± 55.9 | 0.581 |
Percent with LVEF ≤ 40% | 138/282 (49) | 700/959 (73) | < 0.001 |