Journal of Interventional Cardiology

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 4

Comparison of CAG follow-up data.
Parameters2-DES group (n = 23)DES + DCB group (n = 26) value
Left main stem
 MLD (mm, M (P25, P75))3.31 (2.88, 3.59)3.23 (3.06, 3.37)0.530
 Luminal stenosis (%, M (P25, P75))14.46 (13.27, 19.46)13.66 (9.58, 19.73)0.392
 LLL [mm, M (P25, P75)]0.17 (0.10, 0.29)0.09 (0.03, 0.22)0.037
Left anterior descending
 MLD [mm, M (P25, P75)]2.88 (2.51, 3, 13)2.88 (2.62, 3.08)0.861
 Luminal stenosis [%, M (P25, P75)]12.57 (10.60, 17.77)12.70 (9.83, 20.68)0.812
 LLL [mm, M (P25, P75)]0.16 (0.09, 0.26)0.16 (0.03, 0.34)0.385
Left circumflex
 MLD [mm, M (P25, P75)]1.80 (1.14, 2.54)2.41 (2.02, 2.54)0.031
 Luminal stenosis [%, M (P25, P75)]32.09 (18.85, 62.62)16.71 (9.60, 22.47)0.002
 LLL [mm, M (P25, P75)]0.43 (0.21, 1.59)-0.17 (-0.31, 0.08)<0.001
Restenosis [case (%)]
 Left main stem1 (4.3)2 (7.7)1.000
 Left anterior descending branch1 (4.3)2 (7.7)1.000
 Left circumflex7 (30.4)2 (7.7)0.093
Comparing two data sets using the continuity corrected chi-square test. MLD, minimal luminal diameter; LLL, late lumen loss.