Table 2.
Baseline lesion and angiographic characteristics
| BRS | EES | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesions | 70 | 32 | |
| Target vessel | 0.18 | ||
| Left anterior descending | 34 (48.6) | 14 (43.7) | |
| Left circumflex | 12 (17.1) | 2 (6.2) | |
| Right coronary artery | 24 (34.3) | 16 (50.0) | |
| Bifurcation | 15 (21.7) | 6 (18.7) | 0.73 |
| Pre-dilation | 64 (92.8) | 22 (68.7) | 0.002 |
| Stent diameter, max (mm) | 3.1 ± 0.4 | 3.1 ± 0.4 | 0.96 |
| Total stented length (mm) | 21.4 ± 9.6 | 22.8 ± 10.7 | 0.54 |
| Nominal diameter of largest balloon (mm) | 3.2 ± 0.4 | 3.2 ± 0.4 | 0.51 |
| Balloon pressure, max (atm) | 17.7 ± 3.2 | 16.6 ± 3.1 | 0.10 |
| Post-dilation | 36 (51.4) | 4 (12.5) | < 0.001 |
| TIMI flow, post PCI | 0.28 | ||
| 0 | 0 (0) | 1 (3.1) | |
| 1 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
| 2 | 1 (1.4) | 1 (3.1) | |
| 3 | 69 (98.6) | 30 (93.7) | |
| Quantitative coronary angiography analysis | |||
| Pre-intervention | |||
| Reference diameter (mm) | 2.85 ± 0.39 | 2.88 ± 0.37 | 0.71 |
| Minimal lumen diameter (mm) | 0.30 ± 0.36 | 0.16 ± 0.34 | 0.06 |
| Diameter stenosis (%) | 89.6 ± 12.7 | 94.8 ± 11.2 | 0.04 |
| Post-intervention | |||
| Reference diameter (mm) | 2.95 ± 0.39 | 2.98 ± 0.37 | 0.65 |
| Minimal lumen diameter, in-stent (mm) | 2.59 ± 0.36 | 2.69 ± 0.37 | 0.24 |
| Minimal lumen diameter, in-segment (mm) | 2.31 ± 0.45 | 2.26 ± 0.44 | 0.66 |
| Diameter stenosis, in-stent (%) | 11.8 ± 5.9 | 9.9 ± 5.6 | 0.13 |
| Diameter stenosis, in-segment (%) | 22.0 ± 9.3 | 24.1 ± 12.7 | 0.41 |
Data shown as mean ± SD or number (percentage)