Angiographic data and procedural details | Low GRACE score group (n=229) | Intermediate-high GRACE score group (n=112) | P value |
Infarct-related artery, n (%) | 0.414 | ||
Non-anterior | 129 (56.3) | 69 (61.6) | |
Anterior | 100 (43.7) | 43 (38.4) | |
Angiographic findings, n (%) | |||
Normal or mild disease | 13 (5.7) | 4 (3.5) | 0.597 |
Single vessel disease | 105 (45.8) | 34 (30.4) | 0.007 |
Double vessel disease | 59 (25.8) | 33 (29.5) | 0.516 |
Triple vessel disease | 52 (22.7) | 41 (36.6) | 0.009 |
Procedural performed | |||
CAG without PCI, n (%) | 77 (33.6) | 41 (36.6) | 0.628 |
Medical treatment | 61 (79.2) | 24 (58.5) | 0.03 |
CABG | 16 (20.8) | 17 (41.5) | 0.03 |
PCI, n (%) | 152 (66.4) | 71 (63.4) | 0.628 |
Culprit vessel PCI | 137 (90.1) | 65 (91.5) | 0.811 |
Multi-vessel PCI | 15 (9.9) | 6 (8.5) | 0.811 |
Procedural details, n (%) | |||
POBA | 8 (5.2) | 10 (14.0) | 0.033 |
Thrombus aspiration | 0 (0) | 3 (4.2) | 0.031 |
Bare metal stent | 45 (29.6) | 12 (17.1) | 0.068 |
Drug eluting stent | 101 (66.9) | 52 (74.3) | 0.347 |
Data presented as n (%).
CABG, coronary artery bypass graft; CAG, coronary angiography; GRACE, Global Registry for Acute Coronary Events; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention; POBA, plain old balloon angioplasty.