Table 2. Patient coronary artery lesion characteristics.
| NEF group (n=121) | DEF group (n=191) | P value | Power for test | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of diseased coronary vessels | 0.052 | |||
| One, n (%) | 51 (42.15%) | 55 (28.80%) | ||
| Two, n (%) | 30 (24.79%) | 57 (29.84%) | ||
| Three, n (%) | 40 (33.06%) | 79 (41.36%) | ||
| SYNTAX score (SD) | 16.21 ± 10.20 | 18.30 ± 9.64 | 0.069 | 0.434 |
| Thrombus lesions, n (%) | 8 (6.61%) | 22 (11.52%) | 0.172 | |
| Chronic total occlusion, n (%) | 16 (13.22%) | 32 (16.75%) | 0.426 | |
| Curve lesions, n (%) | 4 (3.30%) | 10 (5.24%) | 0.577 | |
| Calcificaton lesions, n (%) | 14 (11.57%) | 33 (17.28%) | 0.129 | |
| LM lesions, n (%) | 20 (16.52%) | 25 (13.09%) | 0.412 | |
| Number of stents, n | 1.83 ± 0.97 | 1.93 ± 0.98 | 0.391 | |
| Medina, 1,1,1, n (%) | 32 (26.45%) | 55 (28.80%) | 0.699 | |
| T/TAP technique, n (%) | 3 (2.48%) | 2 (1.05%) | 0.380 | |
| Crush/mini crush technique, n (%) | 2 (1.65%) | 6 (3.14%) | 0.491 | |
| BT/ BSKT technique, n (%) | 11 (9.90%) | 9 (4.71%) | 0.155 |
Abbreviations: BSKT, balloon stent kissing technique; JBT, jailed-balloon technique; LM, left main coronary artery; SYNTAX score, synergy between PCI with taxus and cardiac surgery score; T/TAP, T stenting and small protrusion technique.