Baseline clinical characteristics and midterm prognosis of STE-ACS and NSTE-ACS patients with normal coronary arteries.

Annals of Noninvasive Electrocardiology : the Official Journal of the International Society for Holter and Noninvasive Electrocardiology, Inc
Lukasz MazurkiewiczWitold Ruzyllo

Abstract

We sought to compare clinical profiles and midterm prognosis of patients with normal coronary arteries presenting with ST-elevation ACS (STE-ACS) versus non-ST-elevation ACS (nSTE-ACS). There are limited data regarding ACS in patients with normal coronary arteries, and especially clinical differences between ST-ACS and nSTE-ACS patients have not been evaluated sufficiently. The study group comprised 190 patients (mean age: 53.2 years, 63.1% males, 63.6% STE-ACS) presenting with ACS and normal coronary angiograms. The participants were evaluated in terms of 42 clinical variables. MACE [cardiac death (CD) and hospitalization for angina (HA)] were the study end points. STE-ACS in comparison to nSTE-ACS patients were younger (P < 0.01), were more frequently males (P < 0.01), had more often infection prior to ACS (P < 0.01), higher hsCRP on admission (P < 0.01), and greater infarct size, measured by maximal troponin I (P < 0.01). By multivariate analysis in this subgroup, predictors of outcome were hsCRP (P = 0.03) and raised troponin I (P = 0.02). nSTE-ACS in comparison to STE-ACS patients were more obese (BMI, P < 0.01), had higher LDL cholesterol (P < 0.01), fasting glucose (P = 0.03). LDL cholesterol (P = 0.02) and fasting gluco...Continue Reading

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