Research Article

Pre-Emptive OCT-Guided Angioplasty of Vulnerable Intermediate Coronary Lesions: Results from the Prematurely Halted PECTUS-Trial

Table 2

Baseline characteristics.

BVS (n = 16)OMT (n = 16)

Age—years62.1 ± 10.470.3 ± 5.9

Sex—n (%)
Male12 (75)12 (75)
Female4 (25)4 (25)

Clinical presentation—n (%)
STEMI7 (43)8 (50)
NSTEMI9 (57)8 (50)

Target vessel—n (%)
LAD6 (37.5)7 (43.75)
Cx6 (37.5)6 (37.5)
RCA4 (25)3 (18.75)

Average FFR0.90 ± 0.070.90 ± 0.06

BVS, bioresorbable vascular scaffold, Cx, circumflex artery, LAD, left anterior descending artery, FFR, fractional flow reserve, NSTEMI, Non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction, OMT, optimal medicinal therapy, RCA, right coronary artery, STEMI, ST-elevation myocardial infarction,