Table 2

 Lesion characteristics

IRT (n = 62)SES (n = 62)p Value
ISR, in-stent restenosis; LAD, left anterior descending coronary artery; LCx, left circumflex artery; RCA, right coronary artery.
Lesion location
    LAD33 (53.2%)29 (46.8%)0.592
    RCA21 (33.9%)27 (43.5%)0.361
    LCx8 (12.9)6 (9.7%)0.781
Pattern of ISR
    Focal (I)20 (32.3%)20 (32.3%)1.000
    Diffuse intrastent (II)25 (40.2%)21 (33.9%)0.629
    Diffuse proliferative (III)13 (21.0%)15 (24.2%)0.837
    Total occlusion (IV)4 (6.5%)6 (9.7%)0.767