Table 1.
Baseline characteristics (patients and lesions)
| Patients (n = 297) | |
|---|---|
| Age (years) | 63.7 ± 10.0 |
| Male | 234 (78.8) |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 29.0 ± 5.0 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 127 (42.7) |
| Smoking | 90 (30.3) |
| Radial access | 281 (94.6) |
| Previous PCI | 101 (34.0) |
| Presentation | |
| Stable angina | 47 (15.8) |
| Unstable angina | 82 (27.6) |
| NSTEMI | 49 (16.5) |
| No angina | 110 (37.0) |
| Lesions (n = 304) | |
|---|---|
| Lesion length (mm) | 12.0 ± 6.2 |
| Minimum lumen diameter (mm) | 1.4 ± 0.4 |
| Reference vessel diameter (mm) | 2.7 ± 0.6 |
| Diameter stenosis (%) | 47.6 ± 9.9 |
| Vessel evaluated | |
| LAD | 224 (73.6) |
| LCX | 44 (14.6) |
| RCA | 36 (11.6) |
| Lesion location | |
| Ostial | 28 (9.2) |
| Proximal | 119 (39.1) |
| Mid | 91 (29.9) |
| Distal | 66 (21.7) |
| Bifurcation | |
| None | 183 (60.2) |
| Any bifurcation type | 121 (39.8) |
| Lesion arrangement | |
| No tandem observed | 291 (95.7) |
| Sequential | 13 (4.3) |
| Calcification | |
| None | 241 (79.3) |
| Moderate | 45 (14.8) |
| Severe | 18 (5.9) |
| Tortuosity | |
| None | 237 (78.0) |
| Moderate | 47 (15.5) |
| Severe | 20 (6.6) |
Values are presented as n (%) or mean ± SD.