Table 1.

Baseline demographic, clinical, and angiographic characteristics of patients with LAD ostial or proximal lesion in the ERACI II study

	PCI (n=113)	CABG (n=117)	p Value
Men (%)	77	77	NS
Women (%)	23	23	NS
Age >65 years (%)	50	38.5	NS
Hypertension (%)	68.5	66	NS
Smokers (%)	48	43.5	NS
Diabetes (%)	15.9	19	NS
High cholesterol (%)	63	57	NS
Previous infarction (%)	17.5	20.5	NS
Obesity (%)	15.3	19	NS
Peripheral vascular disease (%)	16	15	NS
Unstable angina, class II, III, C (%)	91	90.5	NS
Two vessel disease (%)	62	64	NS
Three vessel disease (%)	38	36	NS

CABG, coronary artery bypass graft surgery; LAD, left anterior descending coronary artery; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention.