Table 2.
Angiographic findings and intervention in the whole cohort and comparison of both groups
| Variables | Whole cohort (n = 308) | Group LVT (+) n = 36 (11.7%) | Group LVT (−) n = 272 (88.3%) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of significantly diseased coronary arteries | ||||
| Single-vessel disease, n (%) | 107 (35) | 15 (42) | 92 (34) | NS |
| Multivessel disease, n (%) | 201 (65) | 21 (58) | 180 (66) | NS |
| 2 coronary arteries, n (%) | 86 (28) | 9 (25) | 77 (28) | NS |
| 3 coronary arteries, n (%) | 115 (37) | 12 (33) | 103 (38) | NS |
| IRA | ||||
| LM, n (%) | 1 (0.3) | 0 | 1 (0.4) | |
| LAD, n (%) | 169 (55) | 34 (94) | 135 (50) | < 0.0001 |
| LCX, n (%) | 34 (11) | 1 (3) | 33 (12) | < 0.0001 |
| RCA, n (%) | 104 (34) | 1 (3) | 103 (38) | < 0.0001 |
| Procedure in 107 patients with single-vessel disease | ||||
| PPCI to LM, n (%) | 1 (1) | 0 | 1 | |
| PPCI to LAD, n (%) | 76 (71) | 15 (100) | 62 (67) | 0.009 |
| PPCI to RCA, n (%) | 21 (19.6) | 0 | 21 (100) | 0.03 |
| PPCI to LCX, n (%) | 9 (8.4) | 0 | 9 (100) | NS |
| Procedure in 201 patients with multivessel disease: | ||||
| Culprit lesion-only PPCI, n (%) | 167 (83) | 20 (95) | 147 (82) | NS |
| Complete revascularization,∗ n (%) | 34 (17) | 1 (5) | 33 (18) | NS |
IRA, infarct-related artery; LAD, left anterior descending; LCX, left circumflex; LM, left main; NS, not significant; PPCI, primary percutaneous coronary intervention; RCA, right coronary artery.
∗
Complete revascularization at the time of PPCI.