Scanning Electron Microscopic Assessment of Stent Coating Integrity in Jailed Wire Technique for Bifurcation Treatment

Table 2

Impact of the three types of wire on coating integrity in the procedure of JWT.

	Total (n = 27)	Runthrough NS wire (n = 9)	HT BMW universal II wire (n = 9)^#	HT whisper wire (n = 9)^#	value
No defect	3 (11.1)	0 (0.0)	1 (11.1)	2 (22.2)	<0.001
Slight defects	11 (40.7)	0 (0.0)	4 (44.4)	7 (77.8)
Moderate defects	4 (14.8)	0 (0.0)	4 (44.4)	0 (0.0)
Severe defects	9 (33.3)	9 (100.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)

compared with the Runthrough NS wire group. Comparison among three groups.