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. 2016 May 12;11(1):e17–e24. doi: 10.5301/heartint.5000228

TABLE II -.

Procedural characteristics according to stent type

DES (n = 313) BMS (n = 344) Significance
p<0.05.
BMS = bare metal stent; DES = drug-eluting stent; GP = glycoprotein.
Distal protection (%)f 98 (30.3) 115 (34.4) 0.08
GP IIb/IIIA use (%) 175 (54.2) 166 (49.7) 0.06
Number stents used 1.68 ± 0.7 1.66 ± 0.6 0.56
Stent length 29.05 ± 7.4 19.0 ± 5.9 0.19
Stent width 3.20 ± 0.4 3.70 ± 0.5 <0.0001
Angiographic success 303 (93.8%) 310 (92.8%) 0.78