Table 1 Patient baseline characteristics.

Coronarography

Elective PCI

n

15

6

9

Age, y

68.13 ±2.93

57.0 ± 2.47

61.22 ±3.6

Sex, M/F

9/6

2/3

5/4

Body mass index, kg/m²

28.11 ± 0.86

30.83 ± 1.32

30.3 ± 1.28

Risk factors

Family history of IHD

6 (40)

4 (80)

4 (66)

History of tobacco use

7 (46.7)

5 (100)

9 (100)

Hypertension

15 (100)

4 (80)

7 (77)

Diabetes mellitus

5 (33)

2 (40)

4 (44)

Previous evidence of IHD

7 (46.7)

5 (100)

9 (100)

Angina 1–6 days before admission

4 (26.7)

4 (80)

6 (66)

Previous PCI

0

1 (20)

8 (88)

Diagnosis on admission

Stable angina pectoris

—

5 (100)

9 (100)

Acute myocardial infarction

—

—

Inferior

3 (20)

Infero-posterior

6 (40)

Anterior

2 (13.4)

Extensive anterior

3 (20)

Posterior

1 (6.7)

Time from event to balloon^a

<3 h

3 (20)

3–6 h

8 (53.3)

>6 h

4 (26.6)

Coronarography results

LM stenosis/occlusion

3/0

1/0

1/0

LAD stenosis/occlusion

9/4

3/1

7/1

RCA stenosis/occlusion

2/10

2/2

6/0

LCx stenosis/occlusion

8/1

2/0

2/0

R. diagonalis stenosis/occlusion

6/0

1/0

2/0

RRV stenosis/occlusion

1/1

0/0

0/0

OM stenosis/occlusion

6/0

0/0

1/0

Number of coronary stenoses per patient

2.27 ± 0.32

1.8 ± 0.58

2.11 ±0.2

Number of coronary occlusions per patient

1.06 ±0.12

0.6 ±0.24

0.11

Number of implanted stents per patient

1.53 ± 0.27

—

0.88 ± 0.26

TIMI flow grade of the target vessel after PCI

2.77 ±0.12

—

2.75 ±0.16

Complications

Atrialflutter/fibrillation

2 (13.3)

—

—

Ventricular tachycardia/fibrillation

4 (26.6)

—

—

AV block

3 (20)

—

—

Pacemaker therapy

2 (13.3)

—

—

Cardiogenic shock

3 (20)

—

—

IABP

2 (13.3)

—

—

Gastrointestinal/femoral bleeding

4 (26.6)

—

—

Exithus lethalis

2 (13.3)

—

—