Research Article

Real-World Three-Year Clinical Outcomes of Biolimus-Eluting Stents versus Other Contemporary Drug-Eluting Stents in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction Patients: Data from the Korea Acute Myocardial Infarction Registry (KAMIR)

Table 1

Baseline clinical, angiographic, and procedural characteristics of acute myocardial infarction patients according to the use of DES type.

VariablesEntire populationIPTW weighted population
BES (n = 2,020)ZES (n = 2,446)EES (n = 5,293) valueBES (n = 6,036)ZES (n = 5,795)EES (n = 7,936) value

Men1540 (76.2)1850 (75.6)3984 (75.2)0.6874588 (76.0)4403 (75.9)5994 (75.5)0.754
Age (years)63.3 ± 12.563.7 ± 12.364.1 ± 12.20.35863.9 ± 12.264.2 ± 12.264.0 ± 12.20.245
LVEF (%)53.1 ± 10.652.1 ± 10.651.4 ± 10.70.02252.0 ± 10.552.2 ± 10.751.7 ± 10.60.065
BMI (Kg/m2)24.0 ± 3.224.2 ± 3.124.0 ± 3.30.14424.1 ± 3.124.1 ± 3.024.0 ± 3.20.081
STEMI1043 (51.6)1291 (52.7)2772 (52.3)0.7433122 (51.7)3071 (52.9)4156 (52.3)0.384
NSTEMI977 (48.3)1155 (47.2)2521 (47.6)2914 (48.2)2724 (47)3780 (47.6)
Hypertension971 (48.0)1205 (49.2)2675 (50.5)0.1482886 (47.8)2878 (49.6)3945 (49.7)0.053
Diabetes mellitus498 (24.6)704 (28.7)1500 (28.3)0.0031609 (26.6)1632 (28.1)2197 (27.6)0.169
Dyslipidemia224 (11.0)299 (12.2)593 (11.2)0.364705 (11.6)640 (11.0)874 (11.0)0.405
Previous stroke85 (4.2)118 (4.8)300 (5.6)0.029272 (4.5)268 (4.6)408 (5.1)0.169
Previous HF21 (1.0)23 (0.9)60 (1.1)0.73748 (0.7)63 (1.0)86 (1.0)0.168
Previous PCI104 (5.1)217 (8.8)471 (8.8)<0.001449 (7.4)467 (8.0)667 (8.4)0.112
Previous CABG6 (0.2)8 (0.3)38 (0.7)0.02441 (0.6)17 (0.2)48 (0.6)0.710
Smoking history1216 (60.1)1467 (59.9)3110 (58.7)0.4133613 (59.8)3485 (60.1)4719 (59.4)0.721
 Current smoker844 (41.7)1009 (41.2)2093 (39.5)0.1392478 (41.0)2340 (40.3)3199 (40.3)0.636
 Exsmoker372 (18.4)458 (18.7)1017 (19.2)0.7071135 (18.8)1144 (19.7)1521 (19.1)0.424

Laboratory findings
 HbA1c (%)6.4 ± 1.46.5 ± 1.46.5 ± 1.5<0.0016.3 ± 1.36.4 ± 1.46.4 ± 1.40.088
 TC (mg/dL)181 ± 44182 ± 44179 ± 450.389179 ± 42180 ± 43180 ± 440.457
 LDL (mg/dL)115 ± 37114 ± 39114 ± 390.854114 ± 37114 ± 39114 ± 380.514

Discharge medication
 Aspirin1995 (98.7)2409 (98.4)5175 (97.7)0.0075944 (98.4)5699 (98.3)7776 (97.9)0.070
 Clopidogrel1351 (66.8)1723 (70.4)3533 (66.7)0.0044028 (66.7)3967 (68.4)5350 (67.4)0.134
 Cilostazol198 (9.8)255 (10.4)503 (9.5)0.447589 (9.7)620 (10.6)778 (9.8)0.150
 Prasugrel280 (13.8)244 (9.9)520 (9.8)<0.001686 (11.3)581 (10.0)815 (10.2)0.037
 Ticagrelor359 (17.7)440 (17.9)1114 (21.0)<0.0011189 (19.7)1139 (19.6)1596 (20.1)0.755
 CCB100 (4.9)154 (6.2)308 (5.8)0.152307 (5.0)341 (5.8)463 (5.8)0.096
 Beta blockers1713 (84.8)2092 (85.5)4473 (84.5)0.5095127 (84.9)4941 (85.2)6724 (84.7)0.687
 ACEI or ARB1636 (80.9)1962 (80.2)4241 (80.1)0.6984786 (79.3)4686 (80.8)6388 (80.4)0.080
 Statins1889 (93.5)2297 (93.9)4891 (92.4)0.0335616 (93.0)5453 (94.0)7364 (92.7)0.420

Angiographic and procedural characteristics
Treated artery
 LAD1161 (57.4)1437 (58.7)3217 (60.7)0.0233594 (59.5)3450 (59.5)4761 (59.9)0.816
 LCX559 (27.6)651 (26.6)1459 (27.5)0.6391611 (26.6)1547 (26.6)2176 (27.4)0.534
 RCA762 (37.7)1043 (42.6)2166 (40.9)0.0032437 (40.3)2463 (42.5)3246 (40.9)0.050
 LM72 (3.5)128 (5.2)287 (5.4)0.004256 (4.2)271 (4.6)396 (4.9)0.116
MVD877 (43.4)1304 (53.3)2860 (54.0)<0.0013003 (49.7)3018 (52.0)4131 (52.0)0.011
Stent number1.58 ± 0.731.73 ± 0.771.75 ± 0.78<0.0011.68 ± 0.771.71 ± 0.771.72 ± 0.770.047
Stent D (mm)3.12 ± 0.403.13 ± 0.423.11 ± 0.420.1043.12 ± 0.423.13 ± 0.423.12 ± 0.410.436
Stent L (mm)21.8 ± 9.625.1 ± 12.427.3 ± 13.20.00724.9 ± 12.624.5 ± 12.525.9 ± 12.70.001

IPTW, inverse probability of treatment weighting; BES, biolimus-eluting stent; EES, everolimus-eluting stent; ZES, zotarolimus-eluting stent; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; BMI, body mass index; STEMI, ST-elevation myocardial infarction; NSTEMI, non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction; HF, heart failure; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention; CABG, coronary artery bypass graft; TC, total cholesterol; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; CCB, calcium channel blocker; ACEI, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor; ARB, angiotensin receptor blocker; LAD, left anterior descending coronary artery; LCX, left circumflex coronary artery; RCA, right coronary artery; LM, left main artery; D, diameter; L, length.