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Table 3 Procedural data and baseline characteristics of quantitative coronary angiography

From: Combining short stent implantation and drug-eluting stenting for routine use yields a low restenosis rate

Variable

Short BMS n = 168

DES n = 68

p

All Stents n = 236

Stent length (mm)

8.3 ± 0.2

18.4 ± 5

<0.0001

11.2 ± 8

Nominal device diameter (mm)

3.0 ± 0.4

2.7 ± 0.2

<0.0001

2.9 ± 0.5

Inflation pressure (atm)

13 ± 3

13 ± 3

ns

13 ± 3

Device/artery ratio

1.12 ± 0.1

1.14 ± 0.1

ns

1.13 ± 0.1

Reference diameter (mm)

3.1 ± 0.4

2.8 ± 0.3

<0.0001

3.0 ± 0.5

Diameter stenosis before (%)

74 ± 14

76 ± 13

<0.0001

75 ± 14

MLD before (mm)

0.77 ± 0.4

0.73 ± 0.4

ns

0.76 ± 0.3

Plaque area (mm2)

9 ± 5

14 ± 7

0.0001

10 ± 6

Lesion length (mm)

8.7 ± 3

14.6 ± 5

<0.0001

9.8 ± 5

  1. Nominal device diameter: Stent diameter at nominal inflation pressure.
  2. ± : Standard deviation.
  3. ns: non-significant.
  4. MLD: Mean lumen diameter.