Table 3.
Procedural techniques, materials, and complications.
| STAGED-PCI (n = 60) | CULPRIT ONLY (n = 60) | P | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO. | % | NO. | % | ||
| Door -to- balloon (min.) | 58.83 ± 25.92 | 72.67 ± 32.10 | 0.098 | ||
| GPIIb/IIIa Inhibitor (In hospital) | 32 | 53.3 | 26 | 43.3 | 0.438 |
| Thrombus aspiration | 26 | 43.3 | 24 | 40 | 1.000 |
| Balloon pre-dilatation | 30 | 50 | 36 | 60.0 | 0.436 |
| Stent use | 60 | 100.0 | 60 | 100.0 | – |
| Type of stent BMS | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3.3 | 0.792 |
| DES | 60 | 100 | 58 | 96.6 | |
| Reference vessel diameter (mean ± SD) | 3.13 ± 0.44 | 3.08 ± 0.36 | 0.630 | ||
| Number of treated vessels | |||||
| 1-vessel | 0 | 0 | 60 | 100 | <0.001* |
| 2-vessel | 36 | 60 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3-vessel | 24 | 40 | 0 | 0 | |
| Number of stents implanted/pt | |||||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 90 | <0.001* |
| 2 | 32 | 53.33 | 6 | 10 | |
| 3 | 28 | 46.66 | 0 | 0 | |
| Number of stent implanted/pt (mean ± SD) | 2.47 ± 0.72 | 1.34 ± 0.6 | 0.043* | ||
| Mean total stent length mm (mean ± SD) | 76.3 ± 14.1 | 31.07 ± 12.7 | <0.001* | ||
| TIMI flow grade pre-PCI | |||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.832 |
| I | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| II | 1 | 1.66 | 6 | 10 | |
| III | 59 | 98.33 | 60 | 100 | |
| Residual SYNTAX score | |||||
| Low (0–22) | 60 | 100.0 | 54 | 90.0 | 0.237 |
| Intermediate (23–32) | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 10.0 | |
| High (>32) | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Mean residual SYNTAX score | 1.30 ± 1.99 | 9.70 ± 5.70 | <0.001* | ||
| Procedure success | 58 | 96.6 | 56 | 93.3 | 0.679 |
Notes:
*
Statistically significant at P < 0.05. Quantitative variables were compared by the Student’s t-test.
Abbreviations: FEP, Fisher’s exact test; MCP, Monte Carlo significance test.