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 ± 8 | 75 ± 10 | <0.01 |
| Female | 37 (46.3) | 110 (26.3) | <0.001 |
| Active smoking | 14 (17.5) | 73 (17.5) | 0.99 |
| Diabetes | 35 (43.8) | 162 (38.8) | 0.40 |
| Dyslipidemia | 33 (41.3) | 248 (59.3) | 0.003 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 26.1 ± 4.5 | 26.7 ± 4.6 | 0.35 |
| Family history of CVD | 5 (6.3) | 52 (12.4) | 0.11 |
| Coronary angioplasty | 23 (28.8) | 122 (29.3) | 0.92 |
| Coronary artery bypass grafting | 10 (12.5) | 52 (12.5) | 0.99 |
| Stroke | 7 (8.8) | 36 (8.6) | 0.97 |
| Lower extremity peripheral artery disease | 21 (26.6) | 95 (22.8) | 0.47 |
| History of coronary artery disease | 35 (43.8) | 191 (45.8) | 0.74 |
| LVEF on admission (%) | 48 ± 11 | 48 ± 12 | 0.75 |
| Hemodialysis | 1 (1.3 %) | 14 (3.3 %) | 0.47 |
| Clinical presentation | | | |
| Stable coronary artery disease | 24 (30.0) | 140 (33.5) | 0.75 |
| Acute coronary syndrome | 40 (50.0) | 206 (49.3) | 0.75 |
| Chronic heart failure | 11 (13.8) | 42 (10.0) | 0.75 |
| Preoperative assessment | 5 (6.3) | 30 (7.2) | 0.75 |
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BMI: body mass index; CVD: cardiovascular disease; LVEF: left ventricular ejection fraction.
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