Table 1 Baseline characteristics of AMI hospitalizations.

From: ECMO and impella increase stroke risk in acute myocardial infarction

Variables

Medical only

N = 4,370,069

IABP only

N = 136,005

Impella only

N = 41,560

ECMO

N = 10,695

P Value

Age

69 (59–79)

67 (58–75)

68 (60–77)

61 (53–68)

 < 0.001

Female

1,761,515 (40.31)

40,355 (29.67)

12,200 (29.36)

2745 (25.67)

 < 0.001

STEMI

938,555 (21.48)

71,900 (52.87)

19,665 (47.32)

6640 (62.09)

 < 0.001

Cardiogenic shock

185,825 (4.25)

70,420 (51.78)

25,065 (60.31)

7935 (74.19)

 < 0.001

Cardiac arrest

166,215 (3.80)

16,340 (12.01)

6445 (15.51)

2355 (22.02)

 < 0.001

Race

 < 0.001

 White

3,089,014 (73.05)

94,915 (72.75)

28,735 (72.28)

6770 (69.61)

 

 Black

513,365 (12.14)

11,010 (8.44)

3735 (9.40)

1040 (10.69)

 

 Hispanic

361,655 (8.55)

12,760 (9.78)

3930 (9.89)

850 (8.74)

 

 Asian/pacific islander

120,445 (2.85)

5785 (4.43)

1275 (3.21)

415 (4.27)

 

 Native American

23,810 (0.56)

805 (0.62)

340 (0.01)

80 (0.82)

 

 Other races

120,095 (2.84)

5190 (3.98)

1740 (4.38)

570 (5.86)

 

Hypertension

3,451,094 (78.97)

104,835 (77.08)

31,145 (74.94)

6330 (59.19)

 < 0.001

Diabetes mellitus

1,807,925 (41.37)

59,050 (43.42)

19,295 (46.43)

3610 (33.75)

 < 0.001

Atrial fibrillation

984,340 (22.52)

37,180 (27.34)

10,325 (24.84)

2775 (25.95)

 < 0.001

History of smoke

1,244,905 (28.49)

35,965 (26.44)

10,190 (24.52)

1605 (15.01)

 < 0.001

Obesity

831,985 (19.04)

27,360 (20.12)

7845 (18.88)

2005 (18.75)

 < 0.001

Prior MI

671,160 (15.36)

18,120 (13.32)

6110 (14.70)

750 (7.01)

 < 0.001

Prior PCI

734,670 (16.81)

17,850 (13.12)

5705 (13.73)

1415 (13.23)

 < 0.001

Prior CABG

457,540 (10.47)

6430 (4.73)

2825 (6.80)

535 (5.00)

 < 0.001

Prior stroke

369,415 (8.45)

7805 (5.74)

2785 (6.70)

330 (3.09)

 < 0.001

Peripheral arterial disease

505,595 (11.57)

17,110 (12.58)

6820 (16.41)

1760 (16.46)

 < 0.001

Chronic lung disease

1,052,425 (24.08)

26,405 (19.41)

8250 (19.85)

1425 (13.32)

 < 0.001

hypothyroidism

581,775 (13.31)

13,155 (9.67)

4215 (10.14)

695 (6.50)

 < 0.001

Autoimmune conditions

136,665 (3.13)

3055 (2.25)

990 (2.38)

190 (1.78)

 < 0.001

Dementia

336,825 (7.71)

3145 (2.31)

1325 (3.19)

70 (0.65)

 < 0.001

Hospital size (number of beds)

 < 0.001

 Small

814,279 (18.63)

18,110 (13.32)

5385 (12.96)

505 (4.72)

 

 Medium

1,326,219 (30.35)

39,830 (29.29)

11,705 (28.16)

1485 (13.88)

 

 Large

2,229,571 (51.02)

78,065 (57.40)

24,470 (58.88)

8705 (81.39)

 

Hospital location/teaching status

 < 0.001

 Rural hospital

352,720 (8.07)

6175 (4.54)

1295 (3.12)

45 (0.42)

 

 Urban nonteaching

990,060 (22.66)

26,525 (19.50)

6970 (16.77)

555 (5.19)

 

 Urban teaching

3,027,289 (69.27)

103,305 (75.76)

33,295 (80.11)

10,095 (94.39)

 

Payer

 < 0.001

 Medicare

2,687,599 (61.59)

74,935 (55.19)

25,000 (60.26)

4110 (38.52)

 

 Medicaid

411,855 (9.44)

13,985 (10.30)

3665 (8.83)

1385 (12.98)

 

 Private

953,650 (21.85)

35,730 (26.32)

9460 (22.80)

4290 (40.21)

 

 Self-pay

178,515 (4.09)

6610 (4.87)

2040 (4.92)

480 (4.50)

 

 No charge

15,860 (0.36)

530 (0.39)

100 (0.24)

55 (0.52)

 

 Other

116,415 (2.67)

3985 (2.94)

1225 (2.95)

350 (3.28)

 

Angiography

2,466,965 (56.45)

119,210 (87.65)

36,620 (88.11)

5375 (50.26)

 < 0.001

PCI

1,588,700 (36.35)

66,375 (48.80)

33,675 (81.03)

3910 (36.56)

 < 0.001

CABG

247,345 (5.66)

51,975 (38.22)

2900 (6.98)

2310 (21.60)

 < 0.001

  1. Values n (%), or median (interquartile range).
  2. AMI acute myocardial infarction, CABG coronary artery bypass grafting, CAD coronary artery disease, ECMO extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, IABP intra-aortic balloon pump, PCI Percutaneous coronary intervention, STEMI ST segment elevation myocardial infarction.