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