Table 2. Angiographic characteristics of bifurcation lesions (n = 23).

Location of bifurcation
LAD/D, n (%)	17 (74)
LCX/OM, n (%)	4 (17)
PD/PL, n (%)	2 (9)
Type of bifurcation according to the medina classification
1,1,1, n (%)	4 (17)
1,0,1, n (%)	11 (48)
1,1,0, n (%)	7 (30)
0,1,1, n (%)	1 (5)
Obtainable viewing angle of take-off, degree	162.9 ± 4.7
Targeted branch for reverse wire technique
Main branch, n (%)	10 (44)
Side branch, n (%)	13 (56)
	Parent vessel	Ostium of targeted branch	Nontargeted branch
Minimal luminal diameter, mm*	0.3 ± 0.5 (0-2.5)	0.4 ± 0.2 (0.2-0.7)	1.8 ± 0.5 (1.1-2.8)
Reference vessel diameter, mm*	2.7 ± 0.2 (2.4-3.3)	2.2 ± 0.2 (1.7-2.7)	2.6 ± 0.2 (2.4-3.0)
Diameter stenosis, %	88.8 ± 18.5	83.0 ± 7.3	32.0 ± 14.5
Chronic total occlusion, n (%)	8 (35)	0	0

D, diagonal artery; LAD, left anterior descending artery; LCX, left circumflex artery; LM, left main; OM, obtuse marginal artery; PD, posterior descending artery; PL, posterior lateral artery; RCA, right coronary artery.

* Mean and interquartile range.