Table 1 Baseline characteristics of study population. Data displayed as n (%) for categorical variables and mean ± SD for continuous variables
From: Out of hospital cardiac arrest - new insights and a call for a worldwide registry and guidelines
Demographics | OHCA patients n = 92 (%) |
|---|---|
Age (mean ± SD) | 63.8 ± 13.8 |
Male sex | 75 (82%) |
BMI (mean ± SD) | 27 ± 5.7 |
Comorbidities | |
Hypertension | 52 (57%) |
Diabetes mellitus | 24 (26%) |
Hyperlipidemia | 41 (45%) |
Smoking | 34 (37%) |
Family history of coronary artery disease | 8 (9%) |
Coronary artery disease | 26 (28%) |
Coronary artery bypass grafting | 6 (7%) |
Stroke/ TIA | 12 (13%) |
Peripheral artery disease | 5 (5%) |
Cardiomyopathy | 13 (14%) |
Pacemaker/ICD | 4 (4%) |
Atrial fibrillation/Flutter | 18 (20%) |
Malignancy | 10 (11%) |
Chronic kidney disease | 9 (10%) |
Hemodialysis | 2 (2%) |
COVID | 4 (4%) |
Admission diagnosis | |
ACS | 54 (59%) |
• STEMI | 46 (85%) |
• NSTEMI | 8 (15%) |
Cardiomyopathy | 22 (24%) |
• Acute (non-ischemic) | |
◦ Myocarditis | 1 (4%) |
◦ Stress-induced (Takotsubo) | 1 (4%) |
• Chronic | |
◦ Ischemic | 11 (50%) |
◦ Non-ischemic | 7 (32%) |
◦ Hypertrophic | 2 (9%) |
Cardiogenic shock | 65 (71%) |
Distributive shock | 3 (3%) |
Shockable rhythm by EMS | 73 (79%) |
Admission left ventricular ejection fraction % (mean ± SD) | 42.38 ± 10.3 |