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. 2014 Feb 5;84(2):236–244. doi: 10.1002/ccd.25384

Table 3.

Baseline Target Lesion Characteristics

Baseline target lesion characteristics Site-reported (N = 169) Core laboratory-reported (N = 168a)
Lesion length (mm) 43.4 ± 30.5 (169) 39.0 ± 27.0 (168)
Preprocedure reference vessel diameter (mm) 5.5 ± 0.7 (169) 4.9 ± 0.9 (168)
Preprocedure minimum lumen diameter (mm) Not reported 1.1 ± 0.8 (168)
Preprocedure diameter stenosis (%) 88.3 ± 8.5 (169) 76.5 ± 15.4 (168)
Occlusion 9.5% (16/169) 17.9% (30/168)
Arterial Segment Treated
 Proximal superficial femoral artery 11.8% (20/169) 14.3% (24/168)
 Mid superficial femoral artery 38.5% (65/169) 31.5% (53/168)
 Distal superficial femoral artery 36.1% (61/169) 43.5% (73/168)
 Proximal popliteal 8.3% (14/169) 9.5% (16/168)
 Mid/distal popliteal 5.3% (9/169) 1.2% (2/168)
Type of lesion
 Restenotic 12.4% (21/169) Not reported
De Novo 87.6% (148/169) Not reported
Lesion Eccentricity
 Concentric/none 18.3% (31/169) 41.7% (70/168)
 Eccentric 81.7% (138/169) 58.3% (98/168)
Calcification
 None/Mild 0% (0/169) 6.0% (10/168)
 Moderate 47.9% (81/169) 13.1% (22/168)
 Severe 52.1% (88/169) 81.0% (136/168)
a

Per angiographic core laboratory assessment there were 168 lesions; in one subject, the site reported two discrete lesions while the angiographic core laboratory reported a single diffuse lesion.