Angiographic and procedural characteristics stratified according to admission diagnosis
| Number of patients (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | STEACS (n=62) | NSTEACS (n=78) | p Value |
| Angiographic characteristics | |||
| 1-Vessel disease | 30 (48%) | 25 (32%) | <0.057 (*) |
| 2-Vessel disease | 14 (22%) | 18 (23%) | >0.999 (*) |
| 3-Vessel disease | 12 (19%) | 31 (40%) | 0.010 (*) |
| SYNTAX score | 12 (0–70) | 12 (0–60) | 0.589 (+) |
| Procedural characteristics | |||
| Coronary bypass surgery | 3 (5%) | 14 (18%) | 0.020 (*) |
| PCI | 58 (93%) | 71 (91%) | 0.755 (*) |
| Stent type | |||
| BMS | 7 (11.3%) | 8 (10.2%) | >0.999 (*) |
| DES | 50 (80.6%) | 58 (74.3%) | 0.423 (*) |
Values are n (%) or median and range or mean+SD depending on the distribution. Comparison performed by Mann-Whitney U test (+) and Fisher's exact (*) tests.
BMS, bare metal stents; DES, drug-eluting stents; NSTEACS, non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention; STEACS, ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome; SYNTAX, Synergy between PCI with Taxus and Cardiac Surgery.