Balloon Deflation Strategy during Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Acute ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial and Numerical Simulation-Based Analysis

Table 3

PCI characteristics and medications.

	Rapid deflation, n = 105	Slow deflation, n = 106
Target lesion length (mm)	24.4 ± 9.3	24.2 ± 9.5	0.876
Proximal reference (mm)	3.3 ± 0.5	3.4 ± 0.4	0.302
Distal reference (mm)	3.1 ± 0.4	3.2 ± 0.4	0.391
Number of stent implanted	1.13 ± 0.34	1.13 ± 0.34	0.979
Inflation pressure during stent implantation (atm)	16.2 ± 2.1	16.1 ± 2.0	0.570
Predilation	92 (87.6)	90 (84.9)	0.567
Postdilation	48 (45.7)	42 (39.6)	0.371
Thrombus aspiration	21 (20.0)	24 (22.6)	0.640
Tirofiban	77 (73.3)	73 (68.9)	0.474
aspirin + clopidogrel	78 (74.3)	77 (72.6)	0.787
aspirin + ticagrelor	27 (25.7)	29 (27.4)	0.787
ACEI/ARB	92 (87.6)	93 (87.7)	0.979
Statins	88 (83.8)	86 (81.1)	0.609
Beta-blockers	90 (85.7)	92 (86.8)	0.820
Oral anticoagulation	3 (2.9)	2 (1.9)	0.683

Data are presented as mean ± SD or number (%) of subjects. ACEI/ARB: angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor/angiotensin II receptor blocker.