Baseline characteristics
| SES (n = 186) | PES (n = 136) | p Value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Data are mean (SD) or percentage. | |||
| CABG, coronary artery bypass graft; CK, creating kinase; LAD, left anterior descending coronary artery; LCx, left circumflex artery; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention; PES, paclitaxel eluting stents; RCA, right coronary artery; SES, sirolimus eluting stents; TIMI, thrombolysis in myocardial infarction. | |||
| Men | 74.7% | 83.8% | 0.06 |
| Age (years) | 59.7 (11.7) | 59.2 (12.1) | 0.7 |
| Diabetes | 10.8% | 3.7% | 0.02 |
| Current smoking | 45.7% | 44.9% | 0.9 |
| Hypercholesterolaemia | 33.9% | 30.1% | 0.5 |
| Hypertension | 24.2% | 20.6% | 0.5 |
| Previous myocardial infarction | 14.4% | 10.6% | 0.4 |
| Previous PCI | 6.5% | 5.9% | 1.0 |
| Previous CABG | 1.6% | 2.2% | 0.7 |
| Coronary artery disease | 0.9 | ||
| 1 vessel | 54.8% | 52.2% | |
| 2 vessel | 27.4% | 28.7% | |
| 3 vessel | 17.7% | 19.1% | |
| Cardiogenic shock | 13.4% | 11.8% | 0.7 |
| Time from symptom onset to PCI (hours) | 3.2 (1.9) | 3.1 (2.4) | 0.7 |
| Infarct related vessel | 0.6 | ||
| LAD | 52.7% | 51.5% | |
| LCx | 8.2% | 8.8% | |
| RCA | 37.4% | 36.0% | |
| Left main stem | 1.6% | 2.2% | |
| Saphenous vein graft | 0% | 1.5% | |
| Bifurcation lesion | 8.6% | 9.6% | 0.8 |
| Number of vessels treated | 1.0 | ||
| 1 | 84.9% | 86.0% | |
| >1 | 15.1% | 14.0% | |
| TIMI flow baseline grade | 0.4 | ||
| 0–1 | 73.1% | 78.7% | |
| 2 | 16.5% | 11.0% | |
| 3 | 10.4% | 10.3% | |
| TIMI flow final grade | 0.7 | ||
| 0–1 | 2.1% | 2.2% | |
| 2 | 14.8% | 11.8% | |
| 3 | 83.0% | 86.0% | |
| Number of stents | 1.9 (1.2) | 1.8 (1.1) | 0.4 |
| Total stented length (mm) | 34.7 (23.5) | 35.9 (22.9) | 0.6 |
| Mean nominal stent diameter (mm) | 2.89 (0.16) | 3.11 (0.33) | <0.001 |
| Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitor | 36.6% | 55.1% | 0.001 |
| Peak CK (IU) | 3126 (3126) | 3234 (2567) | 0.8 |
| Peak CK-MB (IU) | 296 (255) | 359 (330) | 0.2 |