Baseline clinical and angiographic characteristics of patients with coronary perforation
| ACC/AHA, American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association; CABG, coronary artery bypass graft. | |
| Age (years) | 52–82 (median 64) |
| Women | 25 (48%) |
| Diabetes | 4 (8%) |
| Hyperlipidaemia | 27 (52%) |
| Hypertension | 25 (48%) |
| Recent myocardial infarction (<1 week) | 5 (10%) |
| Previous CABG | 3 (6%) |
| Lesion morphology (ACC/AHA) | |
| Type A | 2 (4%) |
| Type B | 19 (37%) |
| Type C | 31 (59%) |
| Chronic occlusions | 9 (17%) |
| Impaired left ventricular function (<30%) | 4 (8%) |