Table 3

 Quantitative angiographic results

IRT (n = 56)SES (n = 53)p Value
Data are mean (SD) or number (%).
MLD, minimum lumen diameter.
Preprocedural data
    Reference diameter (mm)2.61 (0.39)2.57 (0.35)0.557
    MLD (mm)0.70 (0.30)0.68 (0.36)0.789
    Diameter stenosis (%)73.0 (12.0)73.2 (13.7)0.944
    Lesion length (mm)12.17 (5.07)12.08 (5.20)0.922
Postprocedural data
    Reference diameter (mm)2.68 (0.45)2.57 (0.35)0.147
    MLD in-stent (mm)2.12 (0.39)2.43 (0.27)<0.001
    MLD in-lesion (mm)2.06 (0.39)2.20 (0.33)0.060
    Diameter stenosis in-stent (%)20.4 (11.3)5.0 (8.7)<0.001
    Diameter stenosis in-lesion (%)21.1 (10.6)14.2 (9.5)0.001
Follow up data
    Reference diameter (mm)2.54 (0.42)2.51 (0.34)0.656
    MLD in-stent (mm)1.60 (0.70)2.14 (0.54)<0.001
    MLD in-lesion (mm)1.55 (0.72)1.91 (0.58)0.005
    Diameter stenosis in-stent (%)37.4 (24.5)15.3 (19.9)<0.001
    Diameter stenosis in-lesion (%)40.7 (25.5)23.4 (22.5)0.001
    Restenosis in-lesion16 (29%)6 (11%)0.046
Change in MLD
    Acute gain in-stent (mm)1.42 (0.46)1.75 (0.43)<0.001
    Acute gain in-lesion (mm)1.37 (0.46)1.52 (0.42)0.084
    Late loss in-stent (mm)0.57 (0.64)0.30 (0.49)0.017
    Late loss in-lesion (mm)0.60 (0.67)0.35 (0.53)0.039
    Net gain in-lesion (mm)0.77 (0.70)1.16 (0.55)0.002
    Loss index in-stent0.42 (0.60)0.17 (0.24)0.006
    Loss index in-lesion0.46 (0.63)0.22 (0.29)0.013