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Table 3 Reperfusion status and type of treatment (n = 68)

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

Variable

No. of patients (%)

P-value

Study group (n = 32)

Control group (n = 36)

Successful reperfusion

  

0.66

 Yes

29 (90.6)

34 (94.4)

 

 No

3 (9.4)

2 (5.6)

 

Reperfusion method

  

0.45

 Primary PCI

23 (71.9)

19 (52.8)

 

 Rescue PCI

4 (12.5)

8 (22.2)

 

 Deferred PCI after fibrinolysis

2 (6.3)

5 (13.9)

 

 PCI after viability assessment

0

1 (2.8)

 

 Cardiac surgery

0

1 (2.8)

 

 Medical treatment

3 (9.4)

2 (5.6)

 

 Fibrinolysis treatment

6 (18.8)

12 (33.3)

0.17

 With reperfusion criteria

2 (33.0)

6 (50.0)

0.64

  1. PCI Percutaneous coronary intervention