Characteristics of revascularization procedures
| Paclitaxel-coated balloon plus EPC stent | EPC stent alone | p Value | |
| Before index procedure | |||
| Lesion length (mm) | 11.8±5.0 | 11.8±4.5 | 0.69 |
| Reference vessel diameter (mm) | 2.65±0.47 | 2.74±0.43 | 0.31 |
| Minimal lumen diameter (mm) | 0.83±0.35 | 0.88±0.38 | 0.49 |
| Diameter stenosis (%) | 69.1±10.3 | 68.4±11.7 | 0.61 |
| After index procedure | |||
| No of EPC stents | 1.05±0.28 | 1.12±0.38 | 0.51 |
| Range | 1–3 | 1–3 | |
| Diameter (mm) | 3.0±0.4 | 3.1±0.4 | 0.07 |
| Total stent length (mm) | 16.4±6.3 | 17.5±6.4 | 0.34 |
| Stent implantation pressure (bar) | 13.8±2.0 | 13.7±2.9 | 0.80 |
| No of paclitaxel-coated balloon | 1.1±0.3 | ||
| Range | 1–3 | ||
| Diameter (mm) | 3.0±0.3 | ||
| Total length (mm) | 20.2±7.6 | ||
| Minimal lumen diameter (mm) | |||
| In-stent | 2.62±0.38 | 2.67±0.36 | 0.42 |
| Total segment | 2.28±0.49 | 2.33±0.43 | 0.37 |
| Diameter stenosis (%) | |||
| In-stent | 8.7±4.6 | 9.9±4.7 | 0.12 |
| Total segment | 18.4±10.7 | 19.8±10.6 | 0.38 |
EPC, endothelial progenitor cell capturing.