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Demographic characteristics
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Age [years]
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65.6 ± 19.0
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62.7 ± 9.8
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ns
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Gender: men/women
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25 (78.1%)/7 (21.9%)
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26 (78.8%)/7 (21.2%)
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ns
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Medical history
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Concomitant diabetes
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13 (40.6%)
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13 (39.4%)
|
ns
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Prior stroke
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4 (12.5%)
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3 (9.1%)
|
ns
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Prior myocardial infarction
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8 (25.0%)
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13 (39.4%)
|
ns
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Details regarding OHCA
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First-recorded cardiac rhythm
| | |
ns
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Ventricular fibrillation or pulseless ventricular tachycardia
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26 (81.3%)
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26 (78.8%)
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Asystole
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5 (15.6%)
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6 (18.2%)
|
|
Pulseless electrical activity
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1 (3.1%)
|
1 (3.0%)
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Initiation of cardiopulmonary resuscitation by bystanders
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12 (37.5%)
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10 (30.3%)
|
ns
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Time between OHCA and ROSC [minutes]
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30.0 (25.0-56.0)
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23.0 (18.0-37.0)
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ns
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Duration of cardiopulmonary resuscitation [minutes]
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25.0 (15.0-51.0)
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20.0 (11.0-45.0)
|
ns
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Patient status on admission and in-hospital management
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Glasgow Coma Score on hospital admission
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ns
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3-4 points
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22 (68.8%)
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18 (54.6%)
|
|
5-6 points
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7 (21.9%)
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11 (33.3%)
|
|
7-8 points
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3 (9.3%)
|
4 (12.1%)
|
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Arterial pH on hospital admission
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7.26 (7.20-7.33)
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7.30 (7.16-7.36)
|
ns
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Shock on hospital admission
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15 (46.9%)
|
14 (42.4%)
|
ns
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LVEF on hospital admission [%]
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35.0 (30.0-45.0)
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30.0 (25.0-40.0)
|
ns
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Underlying cause of OHCA
| | |
p < 0.04
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|
STEMI
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24 (75.0%)
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22 (66.7%)
|
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NST-ACS
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2 (6.2%)
|
9 (27.3%)
|
|
Other
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6 (18.8%)
|
2 (6.0%)
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Presence of coronary artery disease
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ns
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single-vessel
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7 (21.9%)
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11 (33.3%)
|
|
multi-vessel
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17 (53.1%)
|
20 (60.6%)
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|
lack of significant coronary lesions
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8 (25.0%)
|
2 (6.1%)
|
|
Treatment with PCI
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24 (75.0%)
|
27 (81.8%)
|
ns
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Use of intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation
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4 (12.5%)
|
9 (27.3%)
|
ns
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