Research Article

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 3

Quantitative coronary angiographic analysis of the jailed semiinflated balloon technique.

BVS (N = 20)DES (N = 48)
BaselinePostprocedure valueaBaselinePostprocedure valueb

Proximal main vessel
 RVD (mm)3.3 (3.0, 3.3)3.4 (3.2, 3.7)0.0013.1 (2.8, 3.3)3.2 (3.0, 3.5)<0.001
 MLD (mm)0.9 (0.4, 1.0)2.8 (2.6, 3.1)<0.0010.8 (0.5, 1.1)3.0 (2.9, 3.2)<0.001
 Diameter stenosis (%)74.6 (68.8, 89.7)17.5 (16.1, 25.1)<0.00173.8 (61.5, 81.3)6.0 (2.3, 10.2)<0.001
Distal main vessel
 RVD (mm)2.6 (2.5, 2.7)2.9 (2.7, 3.1)0.0012.5 (2.2, 2.7)2.9 (2.8, 3.0)<0.001
 MLD (mm)1.0 (0.9, 1.2)2.7 (2.6, 3.0)<0.0010.8 (0.6, 0.9)2.8 (2.6, 3.0)<0.001
 Diameter stenosis (%)57.7 (51.5, 66.7)6.1 (4.7, 11.4)<0.00169.5 (65.5, 75.0)4.8 (3.2, 7.6)<0.001
Side branch
 RVD (mm)1.9 (1.8, 2.2)2.1 (2.0, 2.3)0.0012.1 (1.8, 2.3)2.2 (2.0, 2.3)<0.001
 MLD (mm)0.8 (0.6, 0.9)1.9 (1.7, 2.0)<0.0010.7 (0.4, 1.0)1.9 (1.7, 2.1)<0.001
 Diameter stenosis (%)58.1 (43.9, 68.3)16.2 (5.7, 22.7)<0.00167.5 (56.3, 78.2)10.8 (5.0, 17.4)<0.001

Continuous variables of the two groups were analyzed by the Mann–Whitney test; a,bbaseline and postprocedure quantitative coronary angiography analyses were compared using the Wilcoxon signed-rank test. BVS, bioresorbable vascular scaffold; DES, drug-eluting stent; RVD, reference vessel diameter; MLD, minimal lumen diameter.