Research Article

First-in-Human Evaluation of the Safety and Efficacy of a Novel Stent Positioning Assistance System for Precise Positioning of Coronary Stents

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of participants (n = 55).

Age61.9 ± 10.4
Male45 (82%)
Hypertension41(75%)
Hyperlipidemia43 (78%)
Previous MI11 (20%)
Diabetes mellitus31 (56%)
Renal failure7 (13%)
Stable ischemic heart disease36 (65%)
Previous PCI8 (15%)
Obesity7 (13%)
BMI (kg/m2)29.5 ± 4.5
Total occlusion4 (8%)
Nontarget vessel with high or moderate calcium18 (33%)

BMI: body mass index; MI: myocardial infarction; PCI: percutaneous coronary intervention.