| Characteristics | Flexinnium (216 patients) |
| Age (mean ± SD, yrs) | 54.4 ± 9.8 |
| Male, n (%) | 174 (80.6%) |
| Cardiovascular risk | |
| Diabetes mellitus, n (%) | 76 (35.2%) |
| Hypertension, n (%) | 84 (38.9%) |
| Tobacco chewer, n (%) | 58 (26.9%) |
| Smoker, n (%) | 79 (36.6%) |
| Previous stroke, n (%) | 8 (3.7%) |
| Previous MI, n (%) | 15 (6.9%) |
| Previous PCI, n (%) | 5 (2.3%) |
| Clinical presentation | |
| Anterior wall MI, n (%) | 92 (42.6%) |
| Inferior wall MI, n (%) | 75 (34.7%) |
| Non ST-elevation MI, n (%) | 15 (6.9%) |
| Stable angina, n (%) | 15 (6.9%) |
| Unstable angina, n (%) | 19 (8.8%) |