Elongated stents (n = 69, 67.6%) | Shortened stents (n = 16, 15.7%) | Unchanged stents (n = 17, 16.7%) | p value | |
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Stent type, % | 0.01 | |||
DES | 38 (55.1%) | 4 (25%) | 3 (17.6%) | |
BMS | 31 (44.9%) | 12 (75%) | 14 (82.4%) | |
Stent box-stated length, mm | 0.34 | |||
Less than 20mm | 45 (65.2%) | 10 (62.5%) | 14 (82.4%) | |
More than 20mm | 24 (34.8%) | 6 (37.5%) | 3 (17.6%) | |
Stent diameter, mm | 3.0 (3.0–3.0) | 3.0 (3.0–4.0) | 4.0 (3.0–4.0)* | 0.01 |
Stent strut thickness, micro | 81.0 (81.0–91.0) | 81.0 (81.0–88.5) | 81.0 (81.0–86.0) | 0.69 |
Stent metal/artery ratio | 19.0 (14.1–19.9) | 19.0 (19.0–19.9) | 19.0 (19.0–19.5) | 0.81 |
Stent recoil (%) | 4.0 (3.0–4.9) | 4.0 (3.0–4.0) | 4.0 (3.5–4.0) | 0.94 |