Angiographic baseline characteristics
| Dialysis patients (n=100) | Non-dialysis patients (n=100) | |
| LVEF (%) | 63 (16) | 64 (16) |
| Multivessel disease | 49% | 49% |
| Site of angioplasty | (n=120) | (n=120) |
| LAD | 40% | 41% |
| LCx | 25% | 23% |
| RCA | 32% | 31% |
| Venous graft | 3% | 4% |
| Type of lesion | ||
| Restenosis | 15% | 17% |
| Chronic occlusion | 6% | 8% |
| Thrombus | 5% | 6% |
| Bifurcation/ostial | 12% | 11% |
| Eccentricity | 55% | 54% |
| Calcification | 20% | 8%2-150 |
| Indication for stenting | ||
| Bailout | 9% | 11% |
| Suboptimal result | 76% | 76% |
| Elective | 15% | 13% |
Values are mean (SD) or per cent.
Dialysis v non-dialysis patients:
↵2-150 p < 0.05.
LAD, left anterior descending coronary artery; LCx, left circumflex coronary artery; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; RCA, right coronary artery.