Table 2. Culprit artery, lesion and procedural indices.
| Selected indices | Non-COPD | COPD | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| TASC II (18), % | 0.02CA | ||
| A | 19.7 | 17 | |
| B | 21.3 | 11 | |
| C | 15.7 | 11 | |
| D | 43.3 | 61 | |
| Angiography—first access site, % | 0.01P | ||
| Brachial | 3 | 8.2 | |
| Femoral | 73 | 62.9 | |
| Radial | 24 | 28.9 | |
| Angiography—number of access sites, % | 0.21CA | ||
| 1 | 82.3 | 76.5 | |
| 2 | 16.2 | 21.4 | |
| 3 | 1.2 | 2.1 | |
| 4 | 0.3 | 0 | |
| Angiography—first access side, % | 65.2 | 72.4 | 0.15P |
| Right | |||
| Left | 34.8 | 27.6 | |
| Iliac artery—significant lesion, % | 11.5 | 20.4 | 0.01P |
| Deep femoral artery—significant lesion, % | 4.8 | 6.1 | 0.61F |
| Common femoral artery | |||
| Tortuosity | 0.22F | ||
| Slight | 5.6 | 1.5 | |
| No | 94.4 | 98.5 | |
| Chronic total occlusion | 3.5 | 7.5 | 0.16F |
| Calcification | 0.93CA | ||
| No | 46.4 | 46.3 | |
| Slight | 37.8 | 38.8 | |
| Severe | 15.8 | 14.9 | |
| Lesion length, mm | 13.4±14.6 | 18.5±21.9 | 0.1U |
| Superficial femoral artery | |||
| Tortuosity | 0.54CA | ||
| Severe | 2.5 | 4.3 | |
| Slight | 35.1 | 28 | |
| No | 62.4 | 67.7 | |
| Chronic total occlusion | 49.9 | 48.4 | 0.78P |
| Calcification | 0.67CA | ||
| Extreme | 3.3 | 2.1 | |
| Severe | 43.8 | 41.9 | |
| Slight | 35.3 | 38.7 | |
| No | 17.6 | 17.3 | |
| Lesion length, mm | 124.5±108.9 | 152.5±118.3 | 0.02U |
| Popliteal artery—lesion length, mm | 51.9±48.5 | 55.4±49.6 | 0.56U |
| Lesion location in crural arteries, % | |||
| Tibio-fibular trunk | 24.1 | 29.6 | 0.23P |
| Tibialis anterior artery | 46 | 50 | 0.45P |
| Peroneal artery | 35.8 | 42.3 | 0.21P |
| Tibialis posterior artery | 47.4 | 48 | 0.91P |
| Fluoroscopy time, s | 846.6±712.6 | 682.4±578.2 | 0.25U |
| Contrast volume, mL | 119±83.6 | 134.6±90.5 | 0.11U |
| Time from procedure to discharge, days | 3.63±2.31 | 2.25±0.5 | 0.33U |
| Hospitalization time, days | 5.22±4.95 | 7.44±7.44 | 0.008U |
| Intraprocedural complications, % | 6 | 1 | 0.04P |
| Major vascular complications, % | 3.3 | 7.1 | 0.08F |
| Minor vascular complications, % | 13.5 | 9.2 | 0.23P |
CA, Cochran-Armitage test for trend; F, Fisher’s exact test; P, Pearson’s chi-squared test; TASC, Trans-Atlantic Inter Society Consensus; U, Mann-Whitney U test.