Table 2

Preprocedural and periprocedural characteristics

No NRINRINDRP value
Preprocedural medications
 Thrombolysis1361 (3.8)73 (6.4)13 (5.8)<0.001
 Oral anticoagulation2151 (6.0)101 (8.9)12 (5.4)<0.001
 No antiplatelet1270 (3.6)39 (3.4)17 (7.6)0.006
 Aspirin32 458 (91.4)1052 (93.3)198 (90.0)0.066
 Thienopyridine13 870 (39.0)329 (29.0)66 (29.3)<0.001
 Ticagrelor15 234 (42.8)593 (52.3)92 (40.9)<0.001
Procedural details
 Access site
  Radial/brachial20 549 (57.7)499 (44.0)58 (25.8)<0.001
  Femoral15 062 (42.3)635 (56.0)167 (74.2)
 Adjunctive device required3838 (10.8)176 (15.5)32 (14.2)<0.001
 Intravascular USS491 (1.4)21 (1.9)6 (2.7)0.111
 Optical coherence tomography216 (0.6)9 (0.8)0 (0.0)0.364
 Thrombus aspiration device1630 (4.6)109 (9.6)22 (9.8)<0.001
 Distal or proximal protection device59 (0.2)4 (0.4)0 (0.0)0.266
 Rotational atherectomy403 (1.1)13 (1.2)2 (0.9)0.942
 Fractional flow reserve1003 (2.8)16 (1.4)1 (0.4)0.002
 Coronary vessel
  RCA11 240 (31.6)306 (27.0)52 (23.1)<0.001
  LAD14 523 (40.8)478 (42.2)99 44.0)
  LCx8566 (24.1)239 (21.1)55 24.4)
  Left main651 (1.8)68 (6.0)13 (5.8)
  Graft631 (1.8)43 (3.8)6 (2.7)
 Lesion type
  Lesion A or B115 210 (42.7)392 (34.6)58 (25.8)<0.001
  Lesion B2 or C20 401 (57.3)742 (65.4)167 (74.2)
  • Values are expressed as n (%).

  • LAD, left anterior descending; LCx, left circumflex; NDR, new dialysis requirement; NRI, new renal impairment; RCA, right coronary artery; USS, ultrasound scan.