Research Article

The Coronary Angiography-Derived Index of Microcirculatory Resistance Predicts Left Ventricular Performance Recovery in Patients with ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction

Table 5

Clinical variables and echocardiographic parameters of patients according to the optimal cutoff value for the predictive model.

VariableThe score < 2.33 (n = 29)The score ≥ 2.33 (n = 51) value

Age (y)60.3 ± 15.656.7 ± 10.70.274
Body mass index (kg/m2)24.4 ± 3.924.9 ± 2.90.453
Hypertension15 (51.7%)35 (68.6%)0.133
Diabetes7 (24.1%)19 (37.3%)0.229
Hyperlipidemia12 (41.4%)27 (52.9%)0.320
Current smoking16 (55.2%)31 (60.8%)0.624
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)125.1 ± 19.6125.8 ± 19.50.888
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)69.8 ± 11.074.4 ± 9.80.058
Multivessel disease18 (62.1%)43 (84.3%)0.025
Symptom onset-to-balloon time (h)8.0 (4.5–24.5)6.0 (3.5–16.2)0.312
Thrombus aspiration0 (0.0%)7 (13.7%)0.094
Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitor use2 (6.9%)6 (11.8%)0.756
Post-PCI TIMI flow grade 327 (93.1%)47 (92.2%)0.877
cTFC17.6 ± 9.026.0 ± 14.00.002
caFFR0.905 (0.83–0.925)0.93 (0.91–0.945)0.001
Peak troponin I (ng/ml)9313.0 (40.9–54053.55)25682.9 (82.0–91652.2)0.091
Peak CK-MB (ng/ml)80.9 (31.36–226.65)194.0 (104.3–243.4)0.039
Beta-blocker23 (79.3%)43 (84.3%)0.571
ACEI/ARB23 (79.3%)37 (72.5%)0.502
Change in LVEF5.5 ± 6.6−2.5 ± 6.6<0.001
Change in WMSI−0.05 (−0.25–0)−0.16 (−0.47–−0.03)0.165
Change in GLS−2.4 ± 3.4−1.8 ± 3.80.610

TIMI, thrombolysis in myocardial infarction; cTFC, corrected thrombolysis in myocardial infarction frame count; caFFR, coronary angiography-derived fractional flow reserve; caIMR, coronary angiography-derived index of microcirculatory resistance; ACEI, angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor; ARB, angiotensin receptor blocker; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; WMSI, wall motion score index; GLS, global longitudinal strain.