Table 1

Baseline characteristics of patients

Baseline characteristicsAll patients (n=156)
Age (years)65.8±14.5
Sex
 Man135 (86.5%)
 Woman21 (13.5%)
Medical history
 Hypertension79 (50.6%)
 Diabetes mellitus54 (34.6%)
 Chronic kidney disease24 (15.4%)
 Previous myocardial infarction7 (4.5%)
 Previous percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)13 (8.3%)
 Previous coronary bypass grafting0 (0.0%)
 Heart failure2 (1.3%)
Location of culprit lesion
 Left anterior descending artery78 (50%)
 Left circumflex14 (9%)
 Right coronary artery64 (41%)
Number of vessel treated in primary PCI
 1 (culprit lesion only)132 (84.6%)
 223 (14.7%)
 31 (0.7%)
Type of stent used in primary PCI
 DES119 (76.3%)
 BMS29 (18.6%)
 DES and BMS2 (1.3%)
 BRS1 (0.6%)
 No stent implantation5 (3.2%)
  • Data were mean±SD or number (%).

  • BMS, bare-metal stent; BRS, bioresorbable scaffold; DES, drug-eluting stent.