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Table 3 Procedural and technical data

From: Percutaneous coronary artery intervention in unprotected left main coronary artery disease: one-year outcome Egyptian registry

 

Intended stenting technique

Test of significance

Provisional

Two-stent technique

N (%)

N (%)

Value

p-Value

Sig

Presentation

CCS

43 (30.28)

6 (28.57)

Fisher's exact test

0.036

S

UA

22 (15.49)

4 (19.05)

   

NSTEMI

33 (23.24)

9 (42.86)

   

STEMI

42 (29.58)

1 (4.76)

   

Post-arrest

2 (1.41)

1 (4.76)

   

No. of vessels affected

1(Isolated LM)

6 (4.23)

0 (0)

Fisher's exact test

0.02

S

2(LM + 1vessel)

79 (55.63)

7 (33.33)

   

3(LM + 2vessel)

44 (30.99)

14 (66.67)

   

4(LM + 3vessel)

13 (9.15)

0 (0)

   

Distribution of bifurcation

LM

6 (4.23)

0 (0)

Fisher's exact test

 < 0.001

S

LM_LAD

109 (76.76)

2 (9.52)

   

LM_LCX

2 (1.41)

0 (0)

   

LM_LAD_LCX

25 (17.61)

19 (90.48)

   

Preparation of MB

yes

108 (76.06)

19 (90.48)

Fisher's exact test

0.168

NS

Preparation of SB

yes

34 (23.94)

19 (90.48)

Fisher's exact test

 < 0.001

S

Medina classification

1,1,1

30 (21.13)

19 (90.48)

Fisher's exact test

 < 0.001

S

1,1,0

75 (52.82)

2 (9.52)

   

1,0,1

28 (19.72)

0 (0)

   

0,1,1

5 (3.52)

0 (0)

   

1,0,0

2 (1.41)

0 (0)

   

0,1,0

2 (1.41)

0 (0)

   

Vessel stented first

MB

142 (100)

0 (0)

Fisher's exact test

 < 0.001

S

SB

0 (0)

21 (100)

   

TIMI flow in SB after 1st stent

0-I

3 (2.11)

0 (0)

Fisher's exact test

0.833

NS

II

21 (14.79)

4 (19.05)

   

III

118 (83.1)

17 (80.95)

   

Rewiring the SB

No

38 (26.76)

0 (0)

Fisher's exact test

0.004

S

Yes

104 (73.24)

21 (100)

   

Kissing balloons after 1st stent

Yes

99 (69.72)

20 (95.24)

X2 = 6.046

0.014

S

Further improvement to SB needed

Yes

31 (21.83)

21 (100)

X2 = 51.46

 < 0.001

S

 

Intended stenting technique

Test of significance

Provisional

Two-stent technique

N (%)

Median (IQR) Mean ± SD

N (%)

Median (IQR) Mean ± SD

Value

p-Value

Sig

Reason for the second stent

  Residual lesion

11 (7.75)

21 (100)

Fisher's Exact test

 < 0.001

S

  Vessel compromise

19 (13.38)

0 (0)

   

  Dissection inside vessel

4 (2.82)

0 (0)

   

Kissing balloons after 2nd stent

 Yes

28 (19.72)

20 (95.24)

X2 = 50.22

 < 0.001

S

Final POT

  Yes

126 (88.73)

21 (100)

Fisher's Exact test

0.229

NS

Eventual technique

  Provisional

108 (76.06)

0 (0)

Fisher's Exact test

 < 0.001

S

  Provisional to double

34 (23.94)

0 (0)

   

  Two-stent

0 (0)

21 (100)

   

Two-stent technique

  Provisional

108 (76.06)

0 (0)

Fisher's Exact test

 < 0.001

S

  Minicrush

0 (0)

3 (14.29)

   

  DK crush

0 (0)

18 (85.71)

   

  TAP

34 (23.94)

0 (0)

   

GPIIb/IIIa inhibitors

  Yes

25 (17.61)

1 (4.76)

Fisher's Exact test

0.203

NS

MB stent diameter

3.5 ± 0.39

3.63 ± 0.3

t = − 1.488

0.139

NS

MB stent length

32.32 ± 7.74

29.52 ± 6.83

t = 1.566

0.119

NS

SB Stent

  Yes

34(23.94)

21 (100)

X2 = 48.66

 < 0.001

S

SB stent diameter

3.33 ± 0.35

3.23 ± 0.31

t = 1.111

0.272

NS

SB stent length

23.15 ± 4.21

24.95 ± 8.58

t = − 0.896

0.378

NS

Syntax score

25.18 ± 6.12

29.81 ± 4.13

t = − 4.466

 < 0.001

S

STS score

1.4 (0.8–2.1)

1.2 (0.9–2.2)

z = − 0.404

0.686

NS

Use of IVUS or FFR

  Yes

9 (6.34)

0 (0)

Fisher's exact test

0.606

NS

 

Provisional

Two-stent technique

Fisher exact test

N

%

N

%

p-value

sig

Additional vessel stented

36

25.4

1

4.8

0.047

S

RCA

26

18.3

0

0.0

0.027

S

OM

5

3.5

0

0.0

1

NS

Diagonal

3

2.1

1

4.8

0.427

NS

LAD

2

1.4

0

0.0

1

NS

LCX

2

1.4

0

0.0

1

NS

  1. *Chi-square test of significance (X2)
  2. *Mann–Whitney test of significance (z)
  3. *Student t-test of significance (t)