Table 2.
Procedural characteristics.
| No GP IIb/IIIa inhibitor used (n = 1753) | GP IIb/IIIa inhibitor used (n = 1294) | Significance (P) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Access route | |||
| Radial | 691 (39.4%) | 383 (29.6%) | <0.001* |
| Brachial | 1 (0.06%) | 2 (0.15%) | 0.267 |
| Femoral | 1061 (60.5%) | 909 (70.2%) | <0.001* |
| Target vessel(s) | |||
| Right coronary artery | 633 (36.1%) | 499 (38.6%) | 0.172 |
| Left main coronary artery | 36 (2.05%) | 38 (2.93%) | 0.123 |
| Left anterior descending artery | 662 (37.8%) | 690 (53.3%) | <0.001* |
| Left circumflex artery | 496 (28.3%) | 386 (38.3%) | 0.374 |
| Bypass graft | 94 (5.36%) | 68 (5.26%) | 0.935 |
| Multivessel disease | 401 (22.9%) | 312 (24.1%) | 0.436 |
| Multivessel intervention | 347 (19.8%) | 401 (31.0%) | <0.001* |
| Drug-eluting stent used | 909 (51.9%) | 757 (58.5%) | <0.001* |
| IVUS used | 86 (4.91%) | 56 (4.23%) | 0.487 |
| Pressure wire used | 88 (5.02%) | 14 (1.08%) | <0.001* |
| Success | 1697 (96.8%) | 1286 (99.4%) | <0.001* |
*P value < 0.05.