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Baseline characteristics of study patients, and number of patients with pathologic findings in bicycle or scintigraphy stress-test. |
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| All patients |
CP positive |
CP negative |
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| Number |
16 |
10 (62.5 %) |
6 (37.5 %) |
| Age (years) |
50.7 ± 7.02 |
53.2 ± 6.48 |
47.0 ± 6.08 |
| Sex (male) |
6 male (37.5 %) |
4 male (40 %) |
2 male (33.3 %) |
| Angina class (CCS) |
2.4 ± 0.48 |
2.4 ± 0.49 |
2.3 ± 0.47 |
| Pathologic ECG in bicycle stress-test |
12 (75 %) |
7 (70 %) |
5 (83.3 %) |
| Pathologic scintigraphy |
5 (31.3 %) |
3 (30 %) |
2 (33.3 %) |
| Total Cholesterol levels |
4.0 ± 0.58 mmol/l 154.1 ± 22.41 mg% |
4.1 ± 0.68 mmol/l 157.5 ± 26.48 mg% |
3.8 ± 0.28 mmol/l 148.4 ± 10.87 mg% |
| Systolic blood pressure |
121 ± 12.0 mmHg |
120 ± 11.7 mmHg |
122 ± 12.4 mmHg |
| Smoking history (last 10 years) |
All negative |
All negative |
All negative |
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Total Cholesterol levels were below 200 mg% (5.2 mmol/l) in all patients, the systolic blood pressure did not exceed 139 mmHg in any case. CP: Chlamydia pneumoniae {values are mean ± SD, % of each group}. | |||
Ferrari et al. Cardiovascular Ultrasound 2005 3:12 doi:10.1186/1476-7120-3-12 |
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