Table 3

Coronary angiographic variables in patients with severe (group A) and mild (group B) worsening of regional function during dobutamine stress echocardiography

Angiographic variablesGroup A (n = 37)Group B (n = 110)p Value
Single vessel CAD7 (19%)37 (34%)0.1
2 vessel CAD12 (32%)39 (35%)0.9
3 vessel CAD 18 (49%)34 (31%)0.08
Multivessel CAD30 (81%)73 (66%)0.1
Number of stenotic arteries (mean (SD))2.31 (0.8)1.97 (0.8)0.04
LAD CAD35 (95%)80 (73%)0.01
LCx CAD24 (65%)61 (55%)0.3
Right CAD26 (70%)76 (69%)0.9
Occluded related artery14 (38%)32 (29%)0.4
  • CAD, coronary artery disease; LAD, left anterior descending coronary artery; LCx, left circumflex coronary artery.