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Table 1 Baseline characteristics stratified by follow-up outcome

From: Post-systolic shortening is superior to global longitudinal strain in predicting adverse events in patients with stable coronary artery disease and preserved systolic function

 

Overall population (n = 204)

With event (n = 30)

Without events (n = 174)

p value

Baseline clinical

    

Age, year

59 ± 10

64 ± 10

58 ± 10

0.009*

Male

148 (73)

21 (70)

127 (73)

0.735

Body mass index, kg/m2

22.9 ± 2.7

22.8 ± 2.9

23.0 ± 2.6

0.814

Systolic blood pressure, mm Hg

129 ± 17

134 ± 18

128 ± 17

0.096

Diastolic blood pressure, mm Hg

78 ± 11

79 ± 14

77 ± 11

0.551

Heart rate, bpm

70 ± 10

70 ± 11

71 ± 11

0.729

Smoke

50 (24.5)

7 (23.3)

43 (24.7)

0.871

Hypertension

119 (58.3)

22 (73.3)

97 (55.7)

0.071

Diabetes

72 (35.3)

15 (50.0)

57 (32.8)

0.068

ACEI/AT2-antagonists

81 (39.7)

16 (53.3)

65 (37.4)

0.099

Beta-blockers

121 (59.3)

20 (66.7)

101 (58.0)

0.375

Calcium blocker

99 (48.5)

12 (40.0)

87 (50.0)

0.311

Aspirin

168 (82.4)

25 (83.3)

143 (82.2)

0.879

Revascularization therapy

    

PCI

33 (16.2)

7 (23.3)

26 (14.9)

0.269

CABG

90 (44.1)

15 (50.0)

75 (43.1)

0.482

Carotid plaque

128 (62.7)

20 (66.7)

108 (62.1)

0.630

ST depression ≥ 0.5 mm

77 (37.7)

13 (43.3)

64 (36.8)

0.494

T wave inversion ≥ 1 mm

67 (32.8)

14 (46.7)

53 (30.5)

0.081

Pathological Q wave ≥ 0.04 s

32 (15.7)

4 (13.3)

28 (16.1)

0.701

Location of significant stenosis

    

LAD

152 (74.5)

26 (86.7)

126 (72.4)

0.098

LCX

114 (55.9)

21 (70.0)

93 (53.4)

0.092

RCA

111 (54.4)

21 (70.0)

90 (51.7)

0.063

NYHA functional class III–IV

61 (29.9)

16 (53.3)

45 (25.9)

0.002*

  1. Data are presented as mean ± SD or median (interquartile range) for continuous variables, and count (%) for categorical variables
  2. ACEI: angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors; AT: angiotensin; PCI: percutaneous coronary intervention; CABG: coronary artery bypass grafting; LAD: left anterior descending artery; LCX: left circumflex artery; RCA: right coronary artery; NYHA: New York Heart Association; IVS: interventricular septum; LVPW: left ventricular posterior ventricular wall; LVEDD: left ventricular end-diastolic diameter; LVEDV: left ventricular end-diastolic volume; LVESV: left ventricular end-systolic volume; LVMI: left ventricular mass index; LVEF: left ventricular ejection fraction; GLS: global longitudinal strain; PSI: post-systolic index; PSS: post-systolic shortening
  3. P-value marks trend for events group vs. without events group (*p < 0.05)