Table 2.
Procedural characteristics for patients with ostial LAD versus crossover
| Variables | Overall Total = 175 | Ostial LAD N = 150 | Crossover to LM n = 25 | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stent Diameter Mean (±SD) | 3.2 (0.38) | 3.2 (0.39) | 3.2 (0.31) | 0.91 |
| Stent Length Mean (±SD) | 19.1 (7.93) | 18.66 (7.86) | 21.7 (7.9) | 0.07 |
| Lesion Length Mean (±SD) | 20.16 (11.32) | 20.07 (11.38) | 20.7 (11) | 0.8 |
| Distal Reference Mean (±SD) | 3.29 (0.47) | 3.3170 (0.48) | 3.1 (0.3) | 0.1 |
| Number of stents Mean (±SD) | 1.54 (0.78) | 1.51 (0.74) | 1.76 (0.97) | 0.13 |
| Number of Vessels PCI % | ||||
| (2 vessel) | 30 (17) | 22 (14.7) | 8 (32) | 0.06 |
| (3 Vessel) | 8 (4.6) | 6 (4) | 2 (8) | |
| Stent % | ||||
| DES | 154 (88) | 130 (86.7) | 24 (96) | 0.409 |
| BMS | 20 (11.4) | 19 (12.7) | 1 (4) | |
| POBA | 1 (0.6) | 1 (0.7) | 0 | |
| Cutting Balloon % | 6 (3.4) | 6 (3.4) | 0 | 0.596 |
| Thrombectomy % | 10 (5.7) | 10 (5.7) | 0 (0) | 0.361 |
| IABP % | 8 (4.6) | 7 (4.7) | 1 (4) | 1 |
| Rotablation % | 4 (2.3) | 4 (2.7) | 0 (0) | 1 |
| Left main disease % | 35 (20) | 19 (12.7) | 16 (64) | ≤0.001 |
| Instent restenosis % | 10 (5.7) | 8 (5.3) | 2 (8) | 0.637 |
| IVUS % | 33 (18.9) | 19 (12.7) | 14 (56) | ≤0.001 |
| OCT % | 13 (7.4) | 11 (7.3) | 2 (8) | |
| Procedural Success % | 173 (98.9) | 149 (99.3) | 24 (96) | 0.266 |
| Procedural complications % | 5 (2.9) | 4 (2.7) | 1 (4) | 0.7 |
LAD = Left anterior descending; LM = Left Main; PCI = Percutaneous coronary intervention; DES = Drug eluting stent; BMS = Bare metal stent; POBA = plain old balloon angioplasty; IABP = intra-aortic balloon angioplasty; IVUS = intravascular ultrasound; OCT = optical coherence tomography.