Retrospective Cohort Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2020.
World J Cardiol. Apr 26, 2020; 12(4): 136-143
Published online Apr 26, 2020. doi: 10.4330/wjc.v12.i4.136
Table 2 Angiographic and pre-procedural characteristics stratified by number of vessels involved, n (%)
CharacteristicsTotalInvolved vessels
P value
Single vesselMultivessel
Total571342 (59.9)229 (40.1)-
Culprit vessel
Left anterior descending artery361 (63.2)246 (71.9)115 (50.2)< 0.001
Right coronary artery152 (26.6)73 (21.3)79 (34.5)
Circumflex artery47 (8.2)18 (5.3)29 (12.7)
Posterior descending artery6 (1.1)3 (0.9)3 (1.3)
Left main5 (0.9)2 (0.6)3 (1.3)
Pre-procedure TIMI flow grade
TIMI - 0321 (56.2)185 (54.1)136 (59.4)0.066
TIMI - 158 (10.2)38 (11.1)20 (8.7)
TIMI - 2111 (19.4)61 (17.8)50 (21.8)
TIMI - 381 (14.2)58 (17)23 (10)
Lesion complexity
Non-high/non-C lesion325 (56.9)208 (60.8)117 (51.1)0.021
High/C lesion246 (43.1)134 (39.2)112 (48.9)
Thrombus presence
No102 (17.9)58 (17)44 (19.2)0.491
Yes469 (82.1)284 (83)185 (80.8)
Bifurcation lesion
No427 (74.8)254 (74.3)173 (75.5)0.731
Yes144 (25.2)88 (25.7)56 (24.5)