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. 2017 Nov;33(6):614–623. doi: 10.6515/ACS20170714A

Table 2. Lesion and procedural characteristics.

Lesions (N = 249)
Patient number 156
Lesion number 249
Access (%)
 Radial 249 (100)
 Femoral 0 (0)
Lesion-related artery (%)
 Left main artery 4 (1.6)
 Left anterior descending artery 124 (49.8)
 Left circumflex artery 47 (18.9)
 Right coronary artery 74 (29.7)
Lesion type (%)
 Type B2 and C lesion 110 (44.2)
 Bifurcation lesion 50 (11.1)
  Left main 6 (2.4)
  Non left main 44 (17.7)
 Ostial lesion 11 (4.4)
 Left main lesion 4 (1.6)
 Chronic total occlusion 14 (5.6)
 In-stent restenosis lesion 13 (5.2)
Pre-PCI angiography
 Pre-PCI stenosis (%) 77.37 ± 8.52
 Pre-PCI MLD (mm) 0.83 ± 3.22
 Pre-PCI RLD (mm) 2.81 ± 0.51
Pre-dilatation (%) 155 (99.4)
 Maximal pre-dilatation balloon diameter (mm) 2.90 ± 0.44
 Maximal inflation (atm) 17.00 ± 4.48
Cutting balloon use 9 (3.6)
Post-PCI angiography
 Post-PCI stenosis (%) 12.18 ± 6.34
 Post-PCI MLD (mm) 2.60 ± 0.45
 Post-PCI RLD (mm) 2.97 ± 0.47
Post-dilatation (%) 153 (98.1)
 Maximal post-dilatation balloon diameter (mm) 3.14 ± 0.48
 Maximal inflation (atm) 19.99 ± 5.52
Scaffolds
 Diameter (mm) 3.01 ± 0.37
 Length (mm) 25.29 ± 4.53
Intravascular imaging (%) 209 (83.9)
 Intravascular ultrasound 196 (78.7)
 Optical coherence tomography 88 (39.3)
Rotational atherectomy (%) 6 (2.4)
Complication of PCI (%) 17 (6.8)
 Branch vessel jailed 10 (4.0)
 Coronary perforation 3 (1.2)
 Coronary dissection 3 (1.2)
 Wire fracture 1 (0.4)

Data are expressed as mean ± SD or as number (percentage).

MLD, minimal luminal diameter; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention; RLD, reference luminal diameter.