Clinical Data and Stress Test Results of Study Population (n = 94)
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Clinical data | |
| Age (y) | 53 ± 10 |
| Men (n) | 79 (84) |
| Systemic hypertension (n) | 26 (28) |
| Hypercholesterolemia* (n) | 18 (19) |
| Diabetes mellitus (n) | 15 (16) |
| Smoking (n) | 60 (64) |
| Left ventricular ejection fraction (%) | 43 ± 8 |
| Anterior myocardial infarction (n) | 56 (60) |
| Inferior myocardial infarction (n) | 38 (40) |
| Dobutamine stress echocardiography | |
| Biphasic (n) | 16 (17) |
| Worsening (n) | 47 (50) |
| Improvement (n) | 9 (10) |
| No change (n) | 22 (23) |
| Stress myocardial perfusion imaging | |
| Summed stress score | 6.6 ± 4.3 |
| Summed rest score | 5.1 ± 4.1 |
| Summed difference score | 1.5 ± 1.7 |
↵* Defined by history or recent cholesterol level ≥90th percentile for age and sex.
Values are presented as mean ± SD or number (%) of patients.