Research Article

Inflation Pressure in Side Branch during Modified Jailed Balloon Technique Does Not Affect Side Branch Outcomes

Table 2

Angiographic lesion and procedural characteristics of the study patients.

HP (n = 30)LP (n = 21) value

Lesion location0.756
 Distal LMCA (%)3 (10.0)0 (0.0)
 LAD-D1 (%)14 (46.7)13 (61.9)
 LAD-D2 (%)9 (30.0)5 (23.8)
 LAD-D3 (%)1 (3.3)1 (4.8)
 LCX-OM, LCX-PL (%)2 (6.7)1 (4.8)
 RCA-RV (%)1 (3.3)1 (4.8)
Medina classification1
 1, 1, 1 (%)18 (60.0)14 (66.7)
 1, 1, 0 (%)1 (3.3)1 (4.8)
 1, 0, 1 (%)4 (13.3)2 (9.5)
 0, 1, 1 (%)6 (20.0)4 (19.0)
 0, 0, 1 (%)1 (3.3)0 (0.0)
Guide catheter0.015
 6Fr (%)22 (73.3)21 (100.0)
 7Fr (%)8 (26.7)0 (0.0)
Imaging1
 IVUS (%)22 (73.3)16 (76.2)
 OCT/OFDI (%)8 (26.7)5 (23.8)
MV lesion prep with CB (%)16 (53.3)10 (47.6)0.779
MV predilation balloon diameter (%)2.64 ± 0.312.62 ± 0.250.772
SB predilatation (%)11 (36.7)7 (33.3)1
SB predilation balloon diameter (%)1.89 ± 0.382.07 ± 0.190.105
Modified jailed balloon
 MV stent diameter (mm)2.94 ± 0.362.83 ± 0.370.296
 MV stent length (mm)25.83 ± 7.3925.71 ± 8.060.957
 MV stent inflation pressure (atm)10.8 ± 1.911.2 ± 1.40.371
 SB jailed balloon diameter (mm)1.64 ± 0.321.71 ± 0.300.416
 SB jailed balloon length (mm)12.27 ± 1.7812.33 ± 1.200.882
 SB jailed balloon inflation pressure (atm)10.8 ± 1.95.4 ± 2.4<0.05
 Inflation frequency2.5 ± 0.72.5 ± 0.50.957
Stent0.142
 SYNERGY (%)12 (40.0)3 (14.3)
 Xience Sierra (%)9 (30.0)7 (33.3)
 Ultimaster Tansei (%)4 (13.3)4 (19.0)
 Orsiro (%)2 (6.7)6 (28.6)
 Resolute onyx (%)2 (6.7)1 (4.8)
 BIOFREEDOM (%)1 (3.3)0 (0.0)

CB: cutting balloon, D1: first diagonal branch, D2: second diagonal branch, D3: third diagonal branch, IVUS: intravascular ultrasound, LAD: left anterior descending, LCX: left circumflex, LMCA: left main coronary artery, MV: main vessel, OCT: optical coherence tomography, OFDI: optical frequency domain imaging, OM: obtuse marginal branch, PL: posterior-lateral branch, RCA: right coronary artery, RV: right ventricular branch, and SB: side branch.