Research Article

Magnesium Bioresorbable Scaffold (BRS) Magmaris vs Biodegradable Polymer DES Ultimaster in NSTE-ACS Population—12-Month Clinical Outcome

Table 2

Procedural characteristic.

Procedural characteristicMagmaris patients N-193Ultimaster patients N-169 value

Treated vessel: LAD80 (41.4%)65 (38.4%)0.592
LCX49 (25.3%)47 (27.8%)0.634
RCA61 (31.6%)56 (33.1%)0.626
IM3 (1.6%)1 (0.6%)0.822
Predilationballoon: mean diameter (mm)3.2 ± 0.33.1 ± 0.30.092
Mean pressure (atm.)17.7 ± 0.815.9 ± 1.9<0.001
Average scaffold number1.1 ± 0.21.2 ± 0.40.482
Average scaffold diameter (mm)3.28 ± 0.273.24 ± 0.310.035
Average scaffold length (mm)20.8 ± 3.323.9 ± 4.10.041
Postdilationballoon: mean diameter (mm)3.5 ± 0.33.3 ± 0.3<0.001
Mean pressure (atm.)17.7 ± 0.816.7 ± 1.0<0.001
0.0 mm greater than the scaffold31 (16.6%)120 (71%)<0.001
0.25 mm greater than the scaffold130 (65.2%)35 (20.7%)<0.001
0.5 mm greater than the scaffold32 (18.2%)14 (8.3%)<0.001
Contrast agent volume (ml)151.5 ± 65.4148.5 ± 68.50.419
Dose of radiation (mGy)1056.7 ± 697.81244.2 ± 761.10.008
OCT/IVUS guided PCI41 (21.2%)28 (16.7%)0.521
Number of edge dissections7 (3.6%)7 (5%)0.894
Perforation of the vessel0 (0%)0 (0%)1
Side branch occlusion2 (1%)1 (0.6%)1
Antiplatelet therapy acetylsalicylic acid191 (98.9%)167 (98.8%)1
Clopidogrel76 (38.9%)148 (87.5%)<0.001
Ticagrelor117 (60.6%)20 (11.9%)<0.001

Abbreviations: LAD–left anterior descending artery; Cx–circumflex artery; IM-intermedium artery; RCA-right coronary artery; OCT-optical coherent tomography; IVUS-intravascular ultrasound.