Research Article

Long-Term Efficacy and Safety of Everolimus-Eluting Stent Implantation in Japanese Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome: Five-Year Real-World Data from the Tokyo-MD PCI Study

Table 1

Patient and lesion characteristics.

VariableACS groupSCAD group value

Patients (n)6441255
Age (years)70.5 ± 9.969.6 ± 9.90.050
Age ≥80 years135 (21.0%)195 (15.5%)0.003
Male461 (71.6%)945 (75.3%)0.080
ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction218 (33.9%)0<0.001
Non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction190 (29.5%)0<0.001
Unstable angina pectoris236 (36.6%)0<0.001
Stable angina pectoris0885 (70.1%)<0.001
Silent myocardial ischemia0370 (29.5%)<0.001
Current smoker139 (20.7%)233 (18.6%)0.275
Hypertension469 (72.8%)922 (73.5%)0.765
Dyslipidemia533 (82.8%)1025 (81.7%)0.558
Diabetes mellitus244 (37.9%)544 (43.3%)0.022
Chronic kidney disease
 Without hemodialysis129 (20.0%)200 (15.9%)0.027
 With hemodialysis24 (3.7%)102 (8.1%)<0.001
Cardiogenic shock state at procedure33 (5.1%)0<0.001
 Intra-aortic balloon pumping40 (6.2%)3 (0.2)<0.001
 Percutaneous cardiopulmonary support10 (1.6%)0 (0.0)<0.001
Left ventricular ejection fraction <35%48 (7.5%)57 (4.5%)0.009
Triple vessel disease106 (16.5%)155 (12.4%)0.014
Peripheral artery disease50 (7.8%)140 (11.2%)0.020
History of stroke59 (9.2%)129 (10.3%)0.440
History of myocardial infarction156 (24.2%)419 (33.4%)<0.001
Previous percutaneous coronary intervention172 (26.7%)509 (40.6%)<0.001
Previous coronary artery bypass grafting30 (4.7%)89 (7.1%)0.038
Medication
Use of aspirin641 (99.5%)1251 (99.7%)0.617
Use of thienopyridine636 (98.8%)1229 (97.9%)0.197
Use of cilostazol20 (3.1%)45 (3.6%)0.586
Use of anticoagulant agent69 (10.7%)143 (11.4%)0.656
Use of statin509 (79.0%)985 (78.5%)0.781
Use of beta-blocker348 (54.0%)562 (44.8%)<0.001
Use of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor107 (16.6%)173 (13.8%)0.100
Use of angiotensin receptor blocker282 (43.8%)566 (45.1%)0.586
Use of proton pump inhibitor387 (60.1%)752 (59.9%)0.942
Coronary lesion location<0.001
 Left anterior descending coronary artery311 (48.3%)519 (41.4%)
 Left circumflex coronary artery100 (15.5%)246 (19.6%)
 Right coronary artery184 (28.6%)435 (34.7%)
 Left main coronary artery47 (7.3%)51 (4.1%)
 Bypass graft2 (0.3%)4 (0.3%)
Type B2/C lesion509 (79.0%)982 (78.2%)0.691
Restenotic lesion56 (8.7%)151 (12.0%)0.027
Chronic total occlusion24 (3.7%)121 (9.6%)<0.001
Ostial lesion104 (16.1%)169 (13.5%)0.115
Bifurcation160 (24.8%)301 (24.0%)0.679
Severe calcification on angiography130 (20.2%)275 (21.9%)0.385
Number of stents used (n)1.4 ± 0.71.4 ± 0.70.742
Average stent diameter (mm)2.98 ± 0.362.97 ± 0.360.626
Use of 2.5 mm diameter stent212 (32.9%)439 (35.0%)0.370
Total stent length (mm)29.5 ± 17.429.1 ± 17.40.737
Total stent length ≥28 mm193 (30.0%)375 (29.9%)0.968
Use of imaging device for stent placement565 (87.7%)1224 (97.5%)<0.001
Initial thrombolysis in myocardial infarction grade flow<0.001
0131 (20.3%)121 (9.6%)
149 (1.6%)9 (0.7%)
2105 (16.3%)12 (0.9%)
3359 (55.7%)1113 (88.7%)
Final thrombolysis in myocardial infarction grade flow0.149
01 (0.2%)0
15 (0.8%)3 (0.2%)
210 (1.6%)15 (1.2%)
3628 (97.6%)1237 (98.6%)

Note. Data are given as n (%) or as the mean ± standard deviation. ACS: acute coronary syndrome; SCAD: stable coronary artery disease.