IJCS | Volume 31, Nº2, March / April 2018

136 Barros et al. Acute pulmonary edema. Coronary artery disease. Int J Cardiovasc Sci. 2018;31(2)133-142 Original Article Table 1 – Baseline characteristics of patients with acute pulmonary edema of unclear origin Characteristic Total (149) Age 65.4 ± 10.2 Male gender 54 (36.2) Previous dyspnea 118 (79.2) Ischemic pain 30 (20.1) Diabetes 71 (47.6) Hypertension 121 (81.2) Smoking 86 (57.7) History of CAD 44 (29.5) History of POAD 16 (10.7) Previous Stroke 18 (12.1) SBP on admission 171.8 ± 42.7 DBP at admission 99.6 ± 23.3 Ejection fraction 46.4 ± 14.6 Ejection fraction <40% 56 (37.6) Segmental myocardium deficit 53 (35.6) Creatinine> 1.2 mg% 44 (29.5) Creatinine mg% (131 patients) 1.0 (0.8; 1.31) BNP pg / mL (123 patients) 3.856 (1.441; 6.634) ST depression *, in mm 54 (53.5) ST elevation *, in mm 32 (31.7) Negative T wave * ≥ 2 mm 44 (43.6) Q Wave ≥ 0.03" 53 (52.5) Positive troponin ng/mL 76 (51.0) Value of Troponin ng/mL (1 st measurement) 0.087 (0.036; 0.201) ECG Atrial fibrillation 9 (6.0) RBBB 3 (2.0) LBBB 28 (18.8) LVH 72 (48.3) Results shown as n (%), mean ± standard deviation or median (P25, P75). * Among patients without left bundle branch block (101 patients). This elevation was not considered as acute myocardial infarction with ST-elevation, but elevation of other etiologies, such as left ventricular hypertrophy and early repolarization. CAD: coronary artery disease; POAD: peripheral obstructive artery disease; SBP: systemic arterial pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; BNP: B-type natriuretic peptide; ECG: electrocardiogram; RBBB: right bundle branch block; LBBB: left bundle branch block; LVH: left ventricular hypertrophy. The mean systolic and diastolic blood pressures were high in the APE population, and the majority had an ejection fraction above 45% (Teichholz method). As for the troponin values, which are indicative of a probable acute myocardial infarction associated with APE, were assessed by two independent cardiologists and these