Table 2.

Angiographic findings and angioplasty results

	Group-1	Group-2	p
	n=104	n=36
Infarct-related artery, n (%)
Left anterior descending aretry	60 (57.7)	15 (41.7)	0.14
Left circumflex artery	10 (9.6)	5 (13.9)	0.53
Right coronary artery	34 (32.7)	16 (44.4)	0.28
Baseline mean RVD (mm)	2.8±0.6	2.8±0.5	0.79
Baseline mean lesion length (mm)	13.8±3.5	10.7±2.0	<0.0001
Final mean MLD (mm)	2.9±0.5	2.8±0.5	0.18
Final mean RVD (mm)	2.9±1.1	2.5±0.5	0.53
Glicoprotein 2b/3a inhibitors, n (%)	78 (75.0)	23 (63.9)	0.28
Slow no-reflow, n (%)	17 (16.3)	0 (0.0)	0.006
Distal embolization, n (%)	14 (13.5)	0 (0.0)	0.021
Direct stenting, n (%)	93 (89.4)	18 (50.0)	<0.0001
No of stent implanted	1.2±0.4	1.1±0.2	0.07
Disection, n (%)	6 (5.8)	0 (0.0)	0.33
Only defibrillation, n (%)	4 (3.8)	2 (5.6)	1.0
Cardiovascular arrest, n (%)	4 (3.8)	0 (0.0)	0.57
Angiographic success, n (%)	103 (99.0)	36 (100.0)	1.0
Procedural success, n (%)	96 (92.3)	36 (100.0)	0.11
Peak troponin level, μg/L	7.5±4.2	5.5±3.7	0.016
Peak creatine kinase level, U/L	2076.3±1297.1	1423.1±978.1	0.008

MLD: Minimal Luminal Diameter; RVD: Referance Vessel Diameter.