Research Article

The Impact of Kidney Function on the Slow-Flow/No-Reflow Phenomenon in Patients Treated with Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Registry Analysis

Table 1

Baseline characteristics, kidney function, and in-hospital mortality according to the postprocedural TIMI flow grade.

CharacteristicsTIMI = 3Slow-flow/no-reflow value
N = 2969N = 146

Age, years med (IQR)60 (51, 69)65 (59, 72)<0.001
Female, n (%)819 (27.5)57 (39)0.006
Previous MI, n (%)296 (10)30 (20.5)<0.001
Previous AP, n (%)216 (7.3)21 (14.4)0.002
Previous PCI, n (%)78 (2.6)6 (4.1)0.281
Diabetes, n (%)570 (19.2)39 (26.7)0.026
Hypertension, n (%)1990 (67)99 (67.8)0.958
HLP, n (%)1918 (61.3)70 (47.9)0.001
Smoking, n (%)1605 (54)55 (37)<0.001
Pain duration, hours med (IQR)2.5 (1.5, 4.5)3 (1.5, 5)0.036
Atrial fibrillation at admission, n (%)185 (6.2)30 (20.5)<0.001
Complete AV block at admission, n (%)130 (4.4)13 (8.9)<0.001
HF at admission, n (%)331 (11.2)59 (44.6)<0.001
Systolic BP (mmHg) at admission, med (IQR)140 (120, 150)130 (110, 150)0.024
HR at admission, med (IQR)80 (70, 90)85 (70, 110)<0.001
Anterior infarction, n (%)1180 (39.7)77 (52.7)0.007
Multivessel disease, n (%)1658 (55.1)104 (71.2)<0.001
Culprit vessel
 LAD, n (%)1181 (39.8)54 (36.9)
 Cx, n (%)628 (21.2)43 (29.4)
 RCA, n (%)984 (33.1)39 (26.7)
 LM, n (%)176 (5.9)10 (6.8)
Stent implantation, n (%)2829 (95.2)132 (90.4)0.045
Stent length, med (IQR)23 (18, 26)24 (23, 28)0.010
Stent diameter, med (IQR)3 (3, 3.5)3.1 (3, 3.5)0.897
Preprocedural flow TIMI 0, n (%)2017 (67.9)130 (89)<0.001
IIb/IIIa receptor blockers, n (%)1064 (34.2)86 (58.9)<0.001
CK, med (IQR)1869 (997, 3467)2560 (778, 4561)0.079
Troponin I (μg/L) med (IQR)30 (19.6, 88)34.6 (17.1, 110)0.105
Hemoglobin g/L, med (IQR)142 (131, 153)136 (130, 147)0.075
Creatinine at admission μmol/L, med (IQR)83 (70, 97)88 (71, 100)<0.001
eGFR ml/min/m2 med (IQR)92.4 (70.4, 114)77.5 (59.7, 97.8)<0.001
eGFR ≥90 ml/min/m2, n (%)1498 (51.7)16 (11.1)<0.001
eGFR 60–89 ml/min/m2, n (%)1031 (34.7)83 (56.8)<0.001
eGFR 45–69 ml/min/m2, n (%)283 (9.8)25 (17.7)<0.001
eGFR 30–44 ml/min/m2, n (%)115 (4)13 (8.9)<0.001
eGFR 15–29 ml/min/m2, n (%)42 (1.5)8 (5.5)<0.001
LVEF (%), med (IQR)50 (40.55)40 (50.30)<0.001

Med = median; IQR = interquartile range; AP = angina pectoris; AV = atrioventricular; HLP = hyperlipidemia; MI = myocardial infarction; HF = heart failure; BP = arterial blood pressure; HR = heart rate; LAD = left anterior descending coronary artery; Cx = circumflex coronary artery; RCA = right coronary artery; LM = left-main coronary artery; CK = creatinine kinase; LVEF = left ventricular ejection fraction; eGFR = estimated glomerular filtration rate.