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 5

Comparison of one-year MACE rates between the 2-DES and DES + DCB groups.

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

TLR (case (%))6(12.0)3(6.0)0.485
MI (case (%))1(2.0)0(0.0)1.000
Cardiac death (case (%))0(0.0)0(0.0)

The continuity corrected chi-square test; Fisher’s exact probability test. TLR, target lesion revascularization; MI, myocardial infarction.