Table 3

 Procedural data and baseline characteristics of quantitative coronary angiography

Short stent group (n = 464)Conventional stent group (n = 430)p Value
Data are mean (SD).
Stent length (mm)9.8 (4)16.3 (7)0.0001
Nominal device diameter (mm)2.9 (0.5)3.1 (0.5)0.45
Inflation pressure (atm)13 (3)14 (4)0.72
Device:artery ratio1.13 (0.1)1.12 (0.1)0.88
Reference diameter (mm)2.9 (0.5)3.0 (0.5)0.40
Diameter stenosis, before (%)74.4 (14)76.2 (11)0.62
Minimum lumen diameter, before (mm)0.76 (0.5)0.74 (0.3)0.18
Mean stenosis diameter, before (mm)1.6 (0.5)1.7 (0.5)0.76
Plaque area (mm2)10.2 (6)11 (6)0.82
Lesion length (mm)11.5 (8)12.2 (6)0.38