Research Article

Improved Outcomes of Combined Main Branch Stenting and Side Branch Drug-Coated Balloon versus Two-Stent Strategy in Patients with Left Main Bifurcation Lesions

Table 3

Comparison of immediate postoperative effects between the 2-DES and DES + DCB groups.

Parameters2-DES group (n = 50)DES + DCB group (n = 50) value

Follow-up interval (month, M (P25, P75))12.00 (10.00, 12.00)11.00 (6.00, 12.00)0.153
Left main stem
 Reference vessel diameter (mm, M (P25, P75))4.03 (3.61, 4.17)3.70 (3.56, 4.11)0.123
 Preoperative MLD [mm, M (P25, P75)]1.35 (0.79, 1.78)1.08 (0.74, 1.64)0.238
 Preoperative luminal stenosis [%, M (P25, P75)]63.34 (55.82, 79.76)70.99 (55.31, 81.10)0.410
 Immediate postoperative MLD [mm, M (P25, P75)]3.63 (3.25, 3.75)3.36 (3.17, 3.65)0.125
 Immediate postoperative luminal stenosis [%, M (P25, P75)]10.53 (8.83, 11.60)9.29 (6.71, 12.91)0.348
Left anterior descending
 Reference vessel diameter (mm, mean ± SD)3.36 ± 0.303.36 ± 0.330.942
 Preoperative MLD [mm, M (P25, P75)]0.87 (0.47, 1.10)0.72 (0.54, 0.99)0.543
 Preoperative luminal stenosis [%, M (P25, P75)]74.86 (66.76, 85.36)78.57 (69.65, 84.14)0.619
 Immediate postoperative MLD (mm, mean ± SD)3.06 ± 0.273.04 ± 0.320.744
 Immediate postoperative luminal stenosis [%, M (P25, P75)]8.21 (6.68, 9.50)7.80 (6.08, 12.29)0.853
Left circumflex
 Reference vessel diameter [mm, M (P25, P75)]2.98 (2.55, 3.37)2.78 (2.60, 3.02)0.154
 Preoperative MLD [mm, M (P25, P75)]0.66 (0.44, 1.09)0.73 (0.48, 0.98)0.904
 Preoperative luminal stenosis [%, M (P25, P75)]76.70 (64.70, 86.20)73.92 (65.94, 8 2.35)0.610
 Immediate postoperative MLD [mm, M (P25, P75)]2.64 (2.22, 3.00)2.20 (1.99, 2.47)<0.001
 Immediate postoperative luminal stenosis [%, M (P25, P75)]11.11 (8.71, 14.33)19.52 (14.61, 25.92)<0.001

MLD, minimal luminal diameter.