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Table 2 In-hospital acute treatment, coronary revascularisation and evidence-based pharmacotherapy

From: The bizzare phenomenon of smokers’ paradox in the immediate outcome post acute myocardial infarction: an insight into the Malaysian National Cardiovascular Database-Acute Coronary Syndrome (NCVD-ACS) registry year 2006–2013

 

Active smokers

Non-smokers

P value

Thrombolysis

   

 Given

7239 (77.1 %)

3826 (69.0 %)

<0.001

 Not given—proceeded to primary angioplasty

891 (9.5 %)

627 (11.3 %)

 

 Not given—missed

961 (10.2 %)

807 (14.6 %)

 

 Not given—patient refusal

34 (0.4 %)

20 (0.4 %)

 

 Not given—contraindicated

269 (2.9 %)

252 (4.5 %)

 

Door to needle time (median)

45 (26–82)

50 (30–94)

<0.001*

STEMI

   

Percutaneous coronary intervention

2679 (29.8 %)

1541 (29.2 %)

<0.001

NSTEMI

   

Percutaneous coronary intervention

566 (21.6 %)

773 (16.7 %)

<0.001

Evidence-based Medications

   

 Aspirin

10,445 (93.8 %)

8370 (87.9 %)

<0.001

 ADP-antagonist

6629 (78.4 %)

5462 (73.0 %)

<0.001

 ACE-I/ARB

6575 (53.4 %)

5422 (52.3 %)

0.080

 Beta blocker

7301 (68.4 %)

6350 (68.2 %)

0.761

 Statin

10,024 (90.5 %)

8179 (86.3 %)

<0.001

  1. ACE-I angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor, ARB angiotensin receptor blocker, ADP adenosine diphosphate
  2. All P values are calculated using the Chi-square test unless stated
  3. * Wicoxon rank sum test