Acute Angiographic and Intermediate-Term Clinical Results of Patients with Non-Left Main Coronary Bifurcation Lesions Treated with BVS by Jailed Semi-Inflated Balloon Technique and Provisional Side-Branch Stenting Strategy

Table 1

Demographic characteristics of all coronary bifurcation lesion patients receiving PCI, utilizing the jailed semiinflated balloon technique.

	BVS (N = 20)	DES (N = 48)	value
Gender M/F (N, %)	18/2 (90/10)	44/4 (92/8)	0.827
Age (years)	58.5 (47.3, 61.8)	69.0 (55.3, 75.3)	<0.001
Hypertension (N, %)	18 (90.0)	42 (87.5)	0.772
Diabetes mellitus (N, %)	8 (40.0)	27 (56.2)	0.222
Statins for dyslipidemia (N, %)	16 (80.0)	41 (85.4)	0.719
Smoking (N, %)	12 (60.0)	32 (66.7)	0.600
Prior PCI (N, %)	0 (0)	24 (50.0)	<0.001
Prior MI (N, %)	0 (0)	16 (33.3)	0.003
Prior CABG (N, %)	0 (0)	2 (4.2)	0.358
Admission diagnosis (N, %)			0.364
STEMI	2 (10.0)	6 (12.5)
UAP/NSTEMI	4 (20.0)	17 (35.4)
SCAD	14 (70.0)	25 (52.1)
BMI (kg/m^2)	29.7 (26.4, 32.8)	26.2 (23.5, 30.1)	0.006
Hemoglobin (mg/dl)	14.9 (13.3, 15.8)	13.9 (11.1, 15.2)	0.037
Total cholesterol (mg/dl)	159.5 (143.0, 187.0)	138.5 (122.5, 196.0)	0.022
LDL-C (mg/dl)	91.5 (83.0, 120.0)	78.5 (64.5, 101.5)	0.031
BUN (mg/dl)	17.0 (15.0, 20.0)	17.5 (14, 24.8)	0.646
Creatinine (mg/dl)	0.89 (0.82, 0.91)	0.93 (0.86, 1.25)	0.008
LVEF (%)	60.0 (49.0, 60.0)	53.5 (42.0, 59.0)	0.117
Severity of CAD
Vessel numbers (N)	2 (1, 3)	1.5 (1, 2.75)	0.767
MVD (N, %)	12 (60.0)	24 (50.0)	0.452
Syntax score	15 (12, 29)	19 (13.6, 25.1)	0.571
Left main disease (N, %)	0 (0)	3 (6.3)	0.256
Bifurcation lesion
Location			0.539
LAD (N, %)	16 (80.0)	35 (72.9)
LCX (N, %)	4 (20.0)	13 (27.1)
RCA (N, %)	0 (0)	0 (0)
Medina classification (N, %)			0.445
1.1.1	16 (80.0)	28 (58.3)
1.0.1	0 (0)	6 (12.5)
0.1.1	0 (0)	8 (16.7)
1.1.0	4 (20.0)	6 (12.5)
0.0.1	0 (0)	0 (0)
1.0.0	0 (0)	0 (0)

Data are presented as median (interquartile range) for continuous variables and N (%) for categorical variables. The Chi-square or Fisher exact test for categorical variables and the Mann–Whitney U test for continuous variables. BVS, bioresorbable vascular scaffold; DES, drug-eluting stent; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention; MI, myocardial infarction; CABG, coronary artery bypass grafting; STEMI, ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction; UAP, unstable angina pectoris; NSTEMI, non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction; SCAD, stable coronary artery disease; BMI, body mass index; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; CAD, coronary artery disease; MVD, multiple vessel disease; LAD, left anterior descending artery; LCX, left circumflex artery; RCA, right coronary artery.