Table 1.
Baseline Clinical Characteristics
| Classical Crush | DK crush | P Overall Classical vs. DK Crush | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Without final kissing balloon | With final kissing balloon | |||
| No. of patients (n) | 156 | 39 | 117 | 155 | > 1·0 |
| Age (years) | 63·9 ± 8·6 | 64·1 ± 7·7 | 63·7 ± 8·9 | 63·8 ± 9·2 | 0·9 |
| Males (%) | 70·0 | 67·7 | 73·7 | 76·2 | 0·5 |
| Hypertension (%) | 76·6 | 77·4 | 76·4 | 76·2 | 1·0 |
| Hyperlipidaemia (%) | 62·6 | 60·6 | 68·4 | 68·6 | 0·4 |
| Diabetes mellitus (%) | 8·4 | 12·9 | 6·6 | 27·0 | 0·03 |
| Current smoking (%) | 62·6 | 58·1 | 64·5 | 63·8 | 0·9 |
| Previous PCI (%) | 11·2 | 9·7 | 11·8 | 11·5 | 0·8 |
| Previous MI (%) | 12·1 | 6·5 | 14·5 | 8·6 | 0·5 |
| Unstable angina (%) | 70·1 | 67·7 | 71·1 | 69·5 | 1·0 |
| Acute MI (%) | 16·8 | 19·4 | 15·8 | 15·2 | 0·9 |
| LVEF (%) | 62·7 ± 13·2 | 61·0 ± 9·9 | 64·2 ± 5·8 | 61·6 ± 11·2 | 0·9 |
Abbreviations: LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; MI, myocardial infarction, PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention, DK, double kissing.