Table 5

Comorbidities, medication and in-hospital outcomes according to myocardial injury

All (N=498)Myocardial injury (N=215)No myocardial injury (N=283)P value
Comorbidities
Cardiovascular disease319 (64.1%)164 (76.3%)155 (54.8%)<0.001
Diabetes200 (40.2%)96 (44.7%)104 (36.7%)0.08
Hypertension266 (53.4%)138 (64.2%)128 (45.2%)<0.001
Dyslipidaemia158 (31.7%)66 (30.7%)92 (32.5%)0.698
COPD34 (6.8%)15 (7.0%)19 (6.7%)0.908
Asthma45 (9.0%)18 (8.4%)27 (9.5%)0.753
Chronic Kidney Disease98 (19.7%)73 (34.0%)25 (8.8%)<0.001
ESRF on Dialysis37 (7.4%)35 (16.3%)2 (0.7%)<0.001
Coronary artery disease69 (13.9%)40 (18.6%)29 (10.2%)0.009
Previous MI45 (9.0%)30 (14.0%)15 (5.3%)0.001
Previous CABG11 (2.2%)5 (2.3%)6 (2.1%)0.877
Atrial fibrillation65 (13.1%)41 (19.1%)24 (8.5%)0.001
Previous PCI27 (5.4%)17 (7.9%)10 (3.5%)0.044
Previous CVA59 (11.8%)31 (14.4%)28 (9.9%)0.126
Medications
ARB52 (10.4%)31 (14.4%)21 (7.4%)0.017
ACEi100 (20.1%)52 (24.2%)48 (17.0%)0.055
Outcomes
Admission to ICU73 (16.7%)40 (18.6%)33 (11.7%)0.04
 Intubation58 (11.6%)30 (14.0%)28 (9.9%)0.352
Renal replacement therapy25 (5.0%)23 (10.7%)2 (0.7%)<0.001
Stroke8 (1.6%)4 (1.9%)4 (1.4%)0.731
Death154 (30.9%)102 (47.4%)52 (18.4%)<0.001
  • ACEi, ACE inhibitor; ARB, angiotensin receptor blocker; CABG, coronary artery bypass grafting; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; CVA, cerebrovascular accident; ESRF, end-stage renal failure; ICU, intensive care unit; MI, myocardial infarction; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention.