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. 2022 Dec 2;18(11):e897–e909. doi: 10.4244/EIJ-D-22-00319

Table 2. Baseline procedural characteristics.

Procedural characteristics Overall N=6,531 Prior CABG N=703 (10.8%) No prior CABG N=5,828 (89.2%) p-value
Radial artery access 4,628 (70.9%) 249 (35.4%) 4,378 (75.1%) <0.001
Multivessel CAD 4,069 (62.3%) 618 (87.9%) 3,451 (59.2%) <0.001
Target vessel Native vessel 6,532 (100%) 703 (100%) 5,828 (100%)
Left main 289 (4.4%) 87 (12.4%) 202 (3.5%) <0.001
LAD 3,639 (55.7%) 217 (30.9%) 3,421 (58.7%) <0.001
LCx 2,099 (32.1%) 315 (44.8%) 1,784 (30.6%) <0.001
RCA 2,297 (35.2%) 247 (35.1%) 2,050 (35.2%) 0.983
Venous bypass graft 132 (2.0%) 132 (18.8%)
Arterial bypass graft 30 (0.5%) 30 (4.3%)
Number of vessels treated 1.3±0.5 1.2±0.5 1.3±0.5 0.024
Number of lesions treated 1.5±0.7 1.5±0.8 1.5±0.7 0.155
Lesion morphology Moderate/severe calcification 940 (14.4%) 125 (17.8%) 815 (14.0%) 0.007
Bifurcation 790 (12.1%) 61 (8.7%) 729 (12.5%) 0.003
Total occlusion 367 (5.6%) 51 (7.3%) 316 (5.4%) 0.046
Thrombotic 724 (11.1%) 43 (6.1%) 680 (11.7%) <0.001
Total stent length, mm 38.9±23.5 35.7±23.0 39.3±23.5 <0.001
Minimum stent diameter, mm 2.8±0.5 2.9±0.5 2.8±0.5 0.107
Complex PCI§ 2,072 (31.7%) 356 (50.6%) 1,716 (29.4%) <0.001
≥3 vessels treated 169 (2.6%) 20 (2.8%) 149 (2.6%) 0.649
≥3 lesions treated 633 (9.7%) 59 (8.4%) 574 (9.8%) 0.218
Total stent length >60 mm 1,031 (15.8%) 95 (13.5%) 936 (16.1%) 0.080
Bifurcation with at least 2 stents implanted 219 (3.4%) 10 (1.4%) 209 (3.6%) 0.003
Atherectomy device use 240 (3.7%) 42 (6.0%) 198 (3.4%) <0.001
Left main PCI 289 (4.4%) 87 (12.4%) 202 (3.5%) <0.001
Surgical bypass graft 161 (2.4%) 158 (22.5%)
Chronic total occlusion as target lesions 367 (5.6%) 51 (7.3%) 316 (5.4%) 0.046
Lesion morphology assessed by operators. Stent length calculated by operators. §Complex PCI is defined as having any of the following PCI characteristics: ≥3 vessels treated, ≥3 lesions treated, total stent length >60 mm, bifurcation with at least 2 stents implanted, atherectomy device use, left main PCI, surgical bypass graft or chronic total occlusion as target lesions. CABG: coronary artery bypass graft; CAD: coronary artery disease; LAD: left anterior descending; LCx: left circumflex; PCI: percutaneous coronary intervention; RCA: right coronary artery