Variables | Inferior wall myocardial infarction (n = 100) | Right ventricular myocardial infarction (n = 100) | p value | ||
Demographic parameters | |||||
Male:Female | 60:40 | 62:38 | 0.77 | ||
Average age, years, (mean) | 52 | 64 | <0.001 | ||
Co-morbidities | |||||
Hypertension | 28 | 38 | 0.13 | ||
Diabetes mellitus | 36 | 42 | 0.38 | ||
Family history of CAD | 18 | 26 | 0.17 | ||
Chronic renal failure | 3 | 16 | <0.01 | ||
Peripheral occlusive vascular disease | 22 | 24 | 0.74 | ||
Cerebrovascular accident | 8 | 12 | 0.35 | ||
Anemia | 5 | 12 | 0.08 | ||
Clinical features | |||||
Hypotension | 8 | 38 | <0.001 | ||
Kussmaul’s sign | 0 | 42 | <0.001 | ||
Jugular venous pressure elevation | 0 | 52 | <0.001 | ||
Arrthymia patterns | |||||
Sinus bradycardia | 26 | 34 | 0.22 | ||
Sinus tachycardia | 22 | 26 | 0.51 | ||
Tertiary heart block | 11 | 16 | 0.3 | ||
Primary ventricular tachycardia | 6 | 20 | <0.01 | ||
Supra ventricular tachycardia | 3 | 4 | 1 | ||