Size of Acute Myocardial Infarction Correlates with Earlier Time of Initiation of Reperfusion Therapy with Cardiac Perfusion Scintigraphy: A National Single-Center Study

13 September 2021 : Original article

Hajdin Çitaku^1ABCDF, Ramë Miftari^23ACDEF*, David Stubljar^4ACDF, Xhevdet Krasniqi^56ADE

DOI: 10.12659/MSMBR.933214

Med Sci Monit Basic Res 2021; 27:e933214

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Table 2 Characteristics related to reperfusion time.

	FMC to patent artery <180 min (N=20)	FMC to patent artery ≥180 min (N=60)	P value
Age (years), mean (±SD)	61.2±10.7	62.7±11.2	0.480
Women (%)	13 (65.0)	9 (15.0)	0.200
Risk factors
Hypertension (%)	15 (75.0)	38 (63.3)	0.220
Diabetes mellitus (%)	6 (30.0)	9 (15.0)	0.990
Smoking (%)	19 (95.0)	20 (33.3)	0.390
Hyperlipidemia (%)	16 (80.0)	10 (16.7)	0.440
FMC to patent artery (min), mean (±SD)	101.0±47.74	271.84±143.75.5	<0.001
Previous revascularization/MI	0 (0)	0 (0)
^* FMC – first medical contact.

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