Research Article

The Predictive Value of Baseline Target Lesion SYNTAX Score for No-Reflow during Urgent Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Acute Myocardial Infarction

Table 1

Baseline patient characteristics.

All (n = 487)Reflow (n = 435)No-reflow (n = 52) value

Age, yrs58.14 ± 11.6857.80 ± 11.4360.96 ± 13.360.065
Male384 (78.9%)340 (78.2%)44 (84.6%)0.281
Body mass index, kg/m226.13 ± 3.2026.08 ± 3.2926.60 ± 2.350.155
Diabetes135 (27.7%)120 (27.6%)15 (28.8%)0.848
Hypertension299 (61.4%)265 (60.9%)34 (65.4%)0.532
Hyperlipidemia293 (60.2%)263 (60.5%)30 (57.7%)0.700
Smoking history324 (66.5%)289 (66.4%)35 (67.3%)0.900
Previous MI64 (13.1%)56 (12.9%)8 (15.4%)0.612
Previous PCI100 (20.5%)92 (21.1%)8 (15.4%)0.331
Previous stroke61 (12.5%)56 (12.9%)5 (9.6%)0.502
Peripheral vascular disease29 (6.0%)25 (5.7%)4 (7.7%)0.536
COPD10 (2.1%)10 (2.3%)0 (0.0%)0.610
Creatinine clearance (ml/min)93.05 ± 26.5593.45 ± 27.0689.74 ± 21.850.342
Ejection fraction (%)56.11 ± 7.6356.75 ± 7.3150.74 ± 8.11<0.001
EF < 40% or HF32 (6.6%)22 (5.1%)10 (19.2%)0.001
STEMI263 (54.0%)221 (50.8%)42 (80.8%)<0.001
Hemoglobin (g/L)141.66 ± 21.07141.02 ± 20.98148.78 ± 21.060.067
White blood cell count (109/L)8.93 ± 3.128.86 ± 3.049.77 ± 3.880.146
Platelet count (109/L)217.66 ± 69.28218.62 ± 70.66206.96 ± 51.180.403
hs-CRP (mg/L)7.62 ± 5.277.62 ± 5.277.57 ± 5.460.972
Total cholesterol (mmol/L)4.43 ± 1.074.46 ± 1.073.99 ± 0.800.153
LDL-C (mmol/L)2.74 ± 0.902.74 ± 0.912.59 ± 0.650.562
HDL-C (mmol/L)1.01 ± 0.291.01 ± 0.291.00 ± 0.210.952
Left main disease and/or 3-vessel disease213 (43.7%)186 (42.8%)27 (51.9%)0.208
Multivessel disease354 (72.7%)315 (72.4%)39 (75.0%)0.692
Baseline SYNTAX score14.56 ± 8.0414.03 ± 7.8718.98 ± 8.21<0.001

Note. All data are presented as n (%) or mean ± SD. COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; CRP, C-reactive protein; EF, ejection fraction; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HF, heart failure; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; MI, myocardial infarction; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention; STEMI, ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction.