Table 1. Baseline and angiographic characteristics.
| Age, yrs | 65.2 ± 8.1 |
| Data are presented as mean ± SD or n (%) unless other indicated. N = 20. LAD: left anterior descending coronary artery; LCx: left circumflex coronary artery; RCA: right coronary artery. | |
| Male | 16 (80%) |
| Hypertension | 14 (70%) |
| Hyperlipidaemia | 9 (45%) |
| Diabetes mellitus | 10 (50%) |
| Current smoker | 5 (25%) |
| Renal insufficiency | 0 |
| Target vessel | |
| LAD | 16 (80%) |
| LCx | 1 (5%) |
| RCA | 3 (15%) |
| Average reference vessel diameter, mm | 2.8 ± 0.3 |
| Minimum lumen diameter, mm | 0.79 ± 0.38 |
| Diameter stenosis | 72.7% ± 12.0% |
| Lesion length, mm | 27.6 ± 7.4 |
| Calcified length, mm | 46.0 ± 9.66 |
| Severe calcification | 100% |