Comparison of Immediate and 2-Year Outcomes between Excimer Laser-Assisted Angioplasty with Spot Stent and Primary Stenting in Intermediate to Long Femoropopliteal Disease

Table 2

Baseline lesion characteristics of femoropopliteal artery.

	Gr A (𝑁=32)		Gr B (𝑁=87)		𝑃 value
Concomitant intervention
Iliac intervention	2	(6%)	5	(6%)	1.00
Tibial intervention	18	(56%)	50	(57%)	0.91
TASC II classification
B	9	(28%)	31	(36%)	0.44
C/D	23	(72%)	56	(64%)
Lesion classification
De novo stenosis	26	(81%)	80	(92%)	0.097
Restenosis	6	(19%)	7	(8%)
Occlusion	18	(56%)	37	(43%)	0.18
Lesion calcification
Mild	3	(9%)	9	(10%)	0.95
Moderate	12	(38%)	36	(41%)
Severe	17	(53%)	42	(49%)
RVD	4.99±0.67 mm		4.94±0.67 mm		0.72
MLD	0.46±0.54 mm		0.65±0.68 mm		0.16
Degree of stenosis (%)	90±18		87±14		0.34
Mean lesion length	16.1±7.6 cm		16.2±7.6 cm		0.94

MLD: minimal lumen diameter; RVD: reference vessel diameter; TASC: trans-atlantic intersociety consensus.