Table 3

Quantitative coronary angiography at baseline and at 8-month angiographic follow-up in a subgroup of patients randomised to simple versus complex coronary bifurcation stenting

SegmentProximal main vesselDistal main vesselSide branch
Simple n=153Complex n=154P valueSimple n=153Complex n=154P valueSimple n=153Complex n=154P value
In-stent minimal luminal diameter, mm
Pre-PCI1.29±0.551.41±0.600.961.43±0.551.43±0.580.511.43±0.691.21±0.460.0008
Post-PCI3.05±1.462.84±1.480.112.45±0.422.51±0.410.891.59±0.652.10±0.37<0.001
Follow-up2.76±0.542.65±0.560.062.48±0.492.42±0.530.301.77±0.702.07±0.51<0.001
Reference diameter, mm
Baseline3.13±0.473.20±0.570.862.57±0.462.61±0.540.742.33±0.492.40±0.490.59
In-stent diameter stenosis, %
Pre-PCI59±1657±170.1740±2043±220.2543±1849±170.99
Post-PCI11±98±70.00511±911±90.4936±1917±11<0.001
Follow-up12±1110±80.0112±1015±120.9732±2021±17<0.001
In-stent late lumen loss, mm
0.27±1.480.08±1.520.14−0.10±0.45−0.03±0.470.89−0.20±0.660.03±0.520.99
In-segment binary restenosis, n (%)
Follow-up2 (1.3)1 (0.7)0.562 (1.3)2 (1.3)0.9931 (20.3)8 (5.2)<0.001
  • Binary restenosis: ≥50% diameter stenosis at 8-month follow-up.

  • Fisher’s exact test, χ2 test or independent samples t-test were used.

  • *In-stent segments included the stented areas of the main vessel and or the first 5 mm of the side branch.