Table 3

 Number of diseased vessels and culprit artery in patients randomly assigned to pPCI*

Total (n = 673)Early (n = 280)Late (n = 382)
GI2 (n = 483)GI3 (n = 179)p ValueGI2 (n = 211)GI3 (n = 69)p ValueGI2 (n = 272)GI3 (n = 110)p Value
*Time was not available for 11 patients randomly assigned to primary percutaneous coronary intervention (pPCI).
GI2, grade 2 ischaemia; GI3, grade 3 ischaemia; LAD, left anterior descending artery.
Non-stenotic vessel5.2%1.7%NS6.3%2.9%NS4.3%0.9%NS
1 Diseased vessel67.5%68.2%71.7%65.2%64.2%70.0%
2 Diseased vessel20.7%21.8%17.6%24.6%23.2%20.0%
3 Diseased vessel6.5%8.4%4.4%7.2%8.3%8.3%
Left main artery0.7%1.7%NS0.5%2.9%0.0430.8%0.9%NS
LAD47.2%43.8%47.3%33.3%47.2%50.5%
Left circumflex artery11.8%9.0%11.8%7.3%11.8%10.1%
Right coronary artery36.1%43.8%35.5%55.1%36.6%36.7%
Diagonal artery1.3%0.6%1.5%0%1.2%0.9%
Obtuse marginal artery1.6%1.1%2.0%1.4%1.2%0.9%
Other artery1.3%0%1.4%0%1.2%0%
Left main (⩾50% diameter stenosis)2.2%5.5%0.0330.5%5.8%0.0043.7%5.5%NS
Stent93.8%94.7%NS92.1%94.2%NS95.2%95%NS
Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa38.0%45.3%NS38.4%47.8%NS37.6%43.6%NS