Left ventricular thrombus routine screening with contrast echocardiography in patients with anterior ST-elevation myocardial infarction: is it worth it?

Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics (n = 68)

Characteristic	Study group (n = 32)	Control group (n = 36)	P-value
Male sex	26 (81.3)	29 (80.6)	0.94
Age (yr)	68.5 (53.8–77.5)	66.5 (53.3–79.5)	0.97
Hospitalization (day)	6 (5–10.5)	6.5 (5–8.8)	0.73
Body mass index (kg/m²)	25.7 (24.1–29.9)	26.8 (23.4–30.6)	0.53
Arterial hypertension	18 (56.3)	22 (61.1)	0.68
Diabetes	7 (21.9)	7 (19.4)	0.81
Dyslipidemia	17 (53.1)	18 (50.0)	0.80
Smoking status			0.51
Non-smoking	14 (43.8)	20 (55.6)
Active smoking	12 (37.5)	9 (25.0)
Previous smoker	6 (18.8)	7 (19.4)
Alcohol abuse	3 (9.38)	7 (21.9)	0.24
Family history of cardiovascular disease in young age or sudden cardiac death	2 (6.3)	2 (5.6)	0.90
History of ischemic heart disease	7 (21.9)	4 (11.1)	0.23
Prior stroke	1 (3.1)	1 (2.8)	0.90
Chronic kidney disease	1 (3.3)	3 (8.3)	0.36
Chronic liver disease	2 (6.3)	1 (2.8)	0.49
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	2 (6.3)	2 (5.6)	0.90
Heart failure	0	1 (2.8)	0.34
Atrial fibrillation/flutter	3 (9.4)	1 (2.8)	0.25
Previous bleeding^a	0	0	NA

Values are presented as number (%) or median (interquartile range Q1-Q3)
NA Not applicable
^aMajor bleeding was defined as clinically overt bleeding which was associated with any of the following: (1) a fall in hemoglobin level of 2 g/dL or more or documented transfusion of packed red blood cells or (2) involvement of a critical anatomical site (intracranial, spinal, ocular, pericardial, articular, intramuscular with compartment syndrome, retroperitoneal)

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