Table 2

Baseline Coronary Disease Factors and Revascularization Status of Non-Smokers Undergoing Enhanced External Counterpulsation

Variables
No SHS Exposure (n = 918)
SHS Exposure (n = 108)
p-value

Interval since CAD diagnosis (yrs)
11.5 ± 8.7
10.9 ± 8.2
0.69
Prior myocardial infarction (%)
69.9
74.8
0.30
Heart failure (%)
24.5
26.4
0.66
Ischemic cardiomyopathy (%)
35.2
41.1
0.23
Left ventricular ejection fraction (%)
47.3 ± 14.4
45.4 ± 14.7
0.25
Prior PCI or CABG (%)
90.4
85.2
0.091
Angina episodes/week
11.8 ± 15.5
13.0 ± 14.2
0.50
Angina class


0.16
     I
2.6
1.9

     II
5.1
0.9

     III
68.3
70.4

     IV
24.0
26.9


Values are expressed as mean ± SD or percentage

Efstratiadis et al. BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2008 8:23   doi:10.1186/1471-2261-8-23