Research Article

Short- and Mid-Term Prognosis of Patients Undergoing Rotational Atherectomy in Aortoostial Coronary Lesions in Left Main or Right Coronary Arteries

Table 1

Baseline demographic characteristics.

Aortoostial lesions n=80 (%)Nonostial lesions
n=418 (%)
p-value

Age (years)78 ± 875 ± 10<0.01

Female37 (46.3)110 (26.3)<0.001

Active smoking14 (17.5)73 (17.5)0.99

Diabetes35 (43.8)162 (38.8)0.40

Dyslipidemia33 (41.3)248 (59.3)0.003

BMI (kg/m2)26.1 ± 4.526.7 ± 4.60.35

Family history of CVD5 (6.3)52 (12.4)0.11

Coronary angioplasty23 (28.8)122 (29.3)0.92

Coronary artery bypass grafting10 (12.5)52 (12.5)0.99

Stroke7 (8.8)36 (8.6)0.97

Lower extremity peripheral artery disease21 (26.6)95 (22.8)0.47

History of coronary artery disease35 (43.8)191 (45.8)0.74

LVEF on admission (%)48 ± 1148 ± 120.75

Hemodialysis1 (1.3 %)14 (3.3 %)0.47

Clinical presentation

Stable coronary artery disease24 (30.0)140 (33.5)0.75

Acute coronary syndrome40 (50.0)206 (49.3)0.75

Chronic heart failure11 (13.8)42 (10.0)0.75

Preoperative assessment5 (6.3)30 (7.2)0.75

BMI: body mass index; CVD: cardiovascular disease; LVEF: left ventricular ejection fraction.