From: How to manage various arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death in the cardiovascular intensive care
 | Group A | Group B | Group C | Statistics |
---|---|---|---|---|
MI-ES interval 0–1 h | Interval 1–24 h | Interval > 24 h |  | |
Patient no. | 63 | 51 | 19 | Â |
Average age (years) | 65 ± 11 | 65 ± 13 | 71 ± 12 | P < 0.1 |
Average MI-ES interval (hours) | 0.3 ± 0.4 | 4.8 ± 5.1 | 204 ± 160 | P < 0.001 |
Place of ES | ||||
 Out of hospital | 54 | 10 | 0 | P < 0.001 |
 Emergency room | 4 | 8 | 0 | |
 Catheter laboratory | 3 | 27 | 0 | |
 CCU | 2 | 6 | 16 | |
 General ward | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
Ml site(9^6) | Anterior 75% | Anterior 52% | Anterior 74% | P < 0.01 |
Inferopost 25% | Inferopost 48% | Inferopost 26% | ||
Killip class (pts no.) | I, 12; II, 6 | I, 15; II, 6 | I, 9; II, 4 | P < 0.01 |
III, 4; IV, 32 | III, 7; IV, 17 | III, 3; IV, 3 | ||
Peak CK | 6810 ± 6110 | 5780 ± 3700 | 3170 ± 3180 |  |
Arrhythmia contents ES | ||||
 Cardiac arrest | 3 | 1 | 0 |  |
 PEA | 9 | 0 | 0 |  |
 VF only | 13 | 22 | 3 |  |
 VF and VT | 32 | 21 | 7 |  |
 VT only | 4 | 7 | 9 |  |
Number of DC | 4.2 ± 2.5 | 4.3 ± 3.2 | 9.5 ± 14.0 | P < 0.01 |
In-hospital mortality | 49.2% | 33.3% | 57.9% | P < 0.01 |