Baseline clinical characteristics and medical therapy during hospitalization.

Continuous variables are presented as the medians (with interquartile ranges), and categorical variables are presented as numbers and percentages. EVD, extracardiac vascular disease; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention; CABG, coronary artery bypass graft; CAD, coronary artery disease; ACEIs, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors; ARBs, angiotensin II receptor blockers; STEMI, ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction; SBP, systolic blood pressure; HR, heart rate; SCr, serum creatinine; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate.*interquartile range,†n = 1049;‡n = 1040;§n = 518 (STEMI patients);||primary or non-primary.