Table 2 Patient baseline and angiographic characteristics during all percutaneous coronary interventions (PCIs) and successful PCIs*
CharacteristicValue
All PCIs*Successful PCIs*
Age (years), mean (SD)66.9 (12.0)66.6 (12.0)
Men6370/9032 (71)5094/7253 (70)
Hypertension6244/8615 (72)4873/6896 (71)
History of cholesterol ⩾6.2 mmol/l6767/8247 (82)5272/6559 (80)
Body mass index, mean (SD)29.7 (5.7) (n = 9022)29.7 (5.7) (n = 7246)
Smoking status
    Never3140/8899 (35)2554/7135 (36)
    Former4238/8899 (48)3306/7135 (46)
    Current1521/8899 (17)1275/7135 (18)
DM2279/8976 (25)1763/7201 (24)
    With sequelae683/2160 (32)514/1668 (31)
Moderate or severe renal disease312/8948 (3)244/7190 (3)
CHF on presentation1019/9032 (11)760/7253 (10)
NYHA class ⩾III553/8324 (7)395/6742 (6)
LV ejection fraction
    >40%4352/9032 (48)3644/7253 (50)
    NA3691/9032 (41)2840/7253 (39)
    ⩽40%989/9032 (11)769/7253 (11)
CVA/TIA1103/8748 (13)840/7032 (12)
Peripheral vascular disease943/8663 (11)706/6975 (10)
Tumour, lymphoma or leukaemia1041/8934 (12)833/7169 (12)
Metastatic cancer76/8986 (1)60/7214 (1)
COPD1030/8732 (12)803/7023 (11)
MI, day of PCI or in ⩽24 h1569/8876 (18)1298/7117 (18)
Preprocedural shock337/8995 (4)213/7225 (3)
PCI urgency
    Elective3029/9029 (34)2480/7250 (34)
    Urgent4282/9029 (47)3392/7250 (47)
    Emergent1718/9029 (19)1378/7250 (19)
LMCA ⩾70% stenosed138/9032 (2)88/7253 (1)
Multivessel disease4365/8505 (51)3513/6893 (51)
Thrombus in any lesion2417/8421 (29)2039/6835 (30)
  • Results are shown as number of patients with characteristic/number of patients with available data (%) unless stated otherwise.

  • *A total of 9032 PCI procedures in 7659 patients and 7253 successful PCI procedures in unique patients.

  • CHF, congestive heart failure; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; CVA/TIA, cerebrovascular accident/transient ischaemic attack; DM, diabetes mellitus; LMCA, left main coronary artery; LV, left ventricle; MI, myocardial infarction; NA, not available; NYHA, New York Heart Association.