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. 2005 May 9;92(1):80–84. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2004.057059

Table 2 Lesion baseline characteristics.

Short stent group (n = 464) Conventional stent group (n = 430) p Value
De novo lesion 385 (83%) 353 (82%) 0.90
Total occlusion 9 (1.9%) 10 (2.2%) 0.78
Left anterior descending artery 158 (34%) 155 (36%) 0.66
Left circumflex artery 93 (20%) 95 (22%) 0.75
Right coronary artery 144 (31%) 124 (29%) 0.70
Coronary artery branches 60 (13%) 43 (10%) 0.45
Venous coronary bypass 9 (2%) 13 (3%) 0.68
Lesion morphology
 Eccentric 316 (68%) 280 (65%) 0.66
 Diffuse 60 (13%) 69 (16%) 0.28
AHA type A/B1 lesions 186 (40%) 163 (38%) 0.64
AHA type B2/C lesions 278 (60%) 267 (62%) 0.76

Data are number (%).

AHA, American Heart Association.