Table 2

Lesion characteristics and procedural data

VariableAll patientsStable CADACS p Value
 Stable CAD vs ACS
No of lesions325420311223
Target vessel, n (%)
 Left Anterior Descending (LDA)1374 (42.2)846 (41.7)528 (43.2)0.835
 Left Circumflex (LCX)863 (26.5)543 (26.7)320 (26.2)
 Right Coronary Artery (RCA)987 (30.3)624 (30.7)363 (29.7)
 Graft30 (09.9)18 (0.9)12 (1.0)
Multivessel disease, n (%)
 1-vessel2676 (93.0)1671 (93.2)1005 (92.7)0.850
 2-vessel187 (6.5)113 (6.3)74 (6.8)
 3-vessel14 (0.5)9 (0.5)5 (0.5)
Thrombotic occlusion, n (%)373 (11.5)73 (3.6)300 (24.5)<0.001
Chronic total occlusion, n (%)129 (4.0)104 (5.1)25 (2.0)<0.001
Thrombus burden, n (%)463 (14.2)155 (7.6)308 (25.2)<0.001
Diffuse vessel disease, n (%)1520 (46.7)954 (47.0)566 (46.3)0.701
Calcification, n (%)1020 (31.3)657 (32.3)363 (29.7)0.112
Ostial lesion, n (%)317 (9.7)202 (9.9)115 (9.4)0.613
Bifurcations, n (%)446 (13.7)284 (14.0)162 (13.2)0.554
In-stent restenosis, n (%)108 (3.3)83 (4.1)25 (2.0)0.002
Severe tortuosity, n (%)346 (10.6)226 (11.1)120 (9.8)0.238
Saphenous vein graft, n (%)37 (1.1)20 (1.0)17 (1.4)0.291
AHA/ACC type B2/C lesion, n (%)1819 (55.9)1159 (57.1)660 (54.0)0.085
Reference diameter (mm)2.83±0.512.84±0.482.81±0.540.118
Lesion length (mm)20.1±12.120.5±13.119.4±10.10.011
Degree of stenosis (%)86.9±11.085.0±10.789.9±11.0<0.001
Predilation, n (%)1218 (37.4)780 (38.4)438 (35.8)0.139
DESs used385824531405
DES per patient1.33±0.751.36±0.791.29±0.670.031
DES diameter (mm)2.83±0.492.83±0.462.81±0.530.129
DES length (mm)21.9±9.922.1±10.521.5±8.90.115
DES inflation pressure (atm)14.0±3.013.9±3.114.1±2.90.085
Final result stenosis (%)1.8±6.41.9±6.41.7±6.50.541
Overall technical success per stent, n (%)3790 (98.2)2413 (98.4)1377 (98.0)0.411
  • ACC, American College of Cardiology; ACS, acute coronary syndrome; AHA, American Heart Association; atm, atmosphere; CAD, coronary artery disease; CX, circumflex; DES, drug-eluting stents; LAD, left anterior descending artery; RCA, right coronary artery.