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Table 1. Baseline properties, electrocardiogram, angiographic findings, one-year mortality, and repeat revascularization rates of all cases.

All patients (n = 152) Non-severe CAD (n = 99) Severe CAD (n = 53) p value
Age 65 ± 12 64 ± 11 66 ± 13 0.685
Gender (female), n (%) 58 (38.2) 32 (32.3) 26 (49.1) 0.043
Diabetes mellitus, n (%) 40 (26.3) 23 (23.2) 17 (32.1) 0.238
Hypertension, n (%) 97 (63.8) 63 (63.6) 34 (64.2) 0.950
Smoking, n (%) 65 (42.8) 47 (47.5) 18 (34.0) 0.109
Fasting blood glucose, mg/dl 106 (95-127) 106 (95-127) 118 (93-127) 0.754
Creatinine, mg/dl 0.9 (0.7-1) 0.9 (0.7-1) 1.0 (0.7-1.1) 0.988
Total cholesterol, mg/dl 159 (139-194) 161 (140-194) 164 (141-194) 0.515
LDL-C, mg/dl 102 (79-121) 103 (78-120) 104 (88-127) 0.542
HDL-C, mg/dl 35 (29-40) 35 (29-40) 33 (28-40) 0.481
Triglyceride, mg/dl 108 (79-158) 104 (77-151) 112 (95-165) 0.179
Hemoglobin, g/dl 13.7 ± 1.9 13.8 ± 2.0 13.4 ± 1.5 0.257
Troponin I, ng/ml 1.1 (0.1-6.1) 1.0 (0.1-6.5) 1.5 (0.3-4.7) 0.609
Left ventricular ejection fraction, % 55 (49-64) 56 (50-64) 54 (49-59) 0.010
Heart rate, bpm 72 ± 13 71 ± 13 74 ± 13 0.212
ST segment depression, n (%) 9 (5.9) 3 (3) 6 (11.3) 0.039
ST elevation in aVR, n (%) 18 (11.8) 8 (8.1) 10 (18.9) 0.052
T wave inversion, n (%) 49 (32.2) 36 (36.4) 13 (24.5) 0.137
Q wave, n (%) 49 (32.2) 28 (28.3) 21 (39.6) 0.154
Left ventricular hypertrophy, n (%) 26 (17.1) 12 (12.1) 14 (26.4) 0.026
Prolonged JTc, n (%) 43 (28.3) 25 (25.3) 18 (34) 0.256
QRS duration, n (%) 0.418
 ≤ 80 ms 11 (7.2) 8 (8.1) 3 (5.7)
 81-110 ms 80 (52.6) 55 (55.6) 25 (47.2)
 > 110 ms 61 (40.1) 36 (36.4) 25 (47.2)
Risk-based ECG score categories, n (%) 0.013
 Low risk (0-1) 49 (32.2) 38 (38.4) 11 (20.8)
 Moderate risk (2) 55 (36.2) 35 (35.4) 20 (37.7)
 High risk (3-5) 48 (31.6) 26 (26.3) 22 (41.5)
High SYNTAX score, n (%) 20 (43.5) 9 (19.1) 18 (30.5) 0.040
SYNTAX score 15 (9-21) 12 (8-16) 25 (22-28) < 0.001
Three-vessel disease, n (%) 20 (13.2) 0 (0) 20 (37.7) < 0.001
LMCA disease, n (%) 13 (8.6) 0 (0) 13 (24.5) < 0.001
Chronic total occlusion, n (%) 53 (34.9) 20 (20.2) 33 (62.3) < 0.001
Coronary artery calcification, n (%) 34 (22.4) 11 (11.1) 23 (43.4) < 0.001
Coronary artery bifurcation lesions 27 (17.8) 11 (11.1) 16 (30.2) 0.003
Coronary artery lesion length > 20 mm 104 (68.4) 64 (64.6) 40 (75.5) 0.171
One-year mortality, n (%) 9 (5.9) 4 (4) 5 (9.4) 0.179
Repeat revascularization, n (%) 7 (4.6) 4 (4) 3 (5.7) 0.650

CAD, coronary artery disease; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LMCA, left main coronary artery; SYNTAX, the synergy between percutaneous coronary intervention with Taxus and Cardiac Surgery.