Table 3

 Clinical and angiographic variables in patients undergoing PCI and CABG

PCI (n = 280)CABG (n = 92)p Value
Data are number (%) or mean (SD).
Age (years)67.9 (11.7)68.2 (10.0)NS
Men204 (72.8%)61 (66.3%)NS
Diabetes68 (24.2%)15 (16.3%)NS
Carotid artery disease20 (7.1%)4 (4.3%)NS
Peripheral artery disease13 (4.6%)1 (1.1%)NS
Serum creatinine (mg/ml)1.1 (0.7)1.1 (0.20NS
LVEF (%)54 (5.3)46.2 (11.3)<0.001
Multivessel disease139 (46.5%)77 (83.6%)<0.0001
Left main stenosis14 (5%)46 (50%)<0.0001