Table 4.
Lesion and angiographic analysis.
| Variables | n = 77 |
|---|---|
| Side, right/left, n (%) | 72 (64.9)/38 (34.2) |
| Lobe, superior/middle/inferior, n (%) | 22 (19.8)/2 (1.8)/86 (77.5) |
| Pre-BPA reference vessel diameter, mm | 5.50 ± 1.86 |
| Post-BPA reference vessel diameter, mm | 6.10 ± 1.75⁎⁎ |
| Pre-BPA MLD, mm | 2.22 ± 1.18 |
| Post-BPA MLD, mm | 3.39 ± 1.30⁎⁎ |
| Vessel expansion ratio | 1.94 ± 1.28 |
| Final balloon diameter, mm | 5.26 ± 1.44 |
| Balloon-vessel ratio | 0.89 ± 0.21 |
Values are mean ± SD or percent. BPA, balloon pulmonary angioplasty; MLD, minimal lumen diameter.
p value was < 0.01 compared with before BPA.