Table 2

Angiographic and procedural characteristics

Angiographic restenosis
CharacteristicYes (n=3098)No (n=11 906)p Value
Target vessel, n (%)
 Left main71 (2.3)473 (3.9)<0.001
 Left anterior descending coronary artery1310 (42.2)5091 (42.7)0.72
 Left circumflex coronary artery771 (24.8)2646 (22.2)0.001
 Right coronary artery850 (27.4)3393 (28.5)0.10
 Bypass graft96 (3.1)303 (2.5)0.12
Lesion-to-patient ratio1.75±0.951.41±0.97<0.001
Complex (type B2/C) lesion, n (%)2595 (83.7)8989 (75.5)<0.001
Chronic occlusion, n (%)214 (6.9)471 (3.9)<0.001
Lesion length, mm13.6 (8.9; 20.1)12.4 (8.5; 18.1)<0.001
Vessel size, mm2.68 (2.36; 3.02)2.86 (2.49; 3.27)<0.001
Initial diameter stenosis, (%)69.0 (57.0; 85.8)64.3 (54.0; 77.0)<0.001
Drug eluting stents implanted, n (%)1130 (36.8)7353 (61.7)<0.001
 First generation559 (18.4)3255 (27.3) 
 Second generation571 (18.4)4098 (34.4)
Maximal balloon diameter, mm3.04 (2.66; 3.38)3.16 (2.84; 3.58)<0.001
Maximal balloon pressure, atm14 (12; 16)14 (12; 16)<0.001
Balloon-to-vessel ratio1.11 (1.05; 1.19)1.10 (1.04; 1.17)<0.001
Stented length, mm24 (18; 32)20 (16; 28)<0.001
Final diameter stenosis, (%)8.9 (4.5; 13.1)8.7 (4.9; 13.1)0.75
  • Data are median (25th; 75th centiles) or number of lesions (%).