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 1 Baseline clinical and demographic characteristics stratified by number of vessels involved, n (%)
CharacteristicsTotalInvolved vessels
P value
Single vesselMultivessel
Total571342 (59.9)229 (40.1)-
Clinical characteristics
Age (mean ± SD, yr)39.04 ± 4.8638.24 ± 5.1840.24 ± 4.06< 0.001
Body mass index (mean ± SD, kg/m2)26.24 ± 4.0126.25 ± 4.0726.22 ± 3.940.929
Male gender501 (87.7)303 (88.6)198 (86.5)0.446
Hypertension173 (30.3)86 (25.1)87 (38)0.001
Diabetes103 (18)40 (11.7)63 (27.5)< 0.001
Positive family history41 (7.2)27 (7.9)14 (6.1)0.419
Smoking189 (33.1)124 (36.3)65 (28.4)0.050
Obesity89 (15.6)55 (16.1)34 (14.8)0.690
CCS angina grade (within past two weeks)
No symptoms, no angina272 (47.6)158 (46.2)114 (49.8)0.367
CCS I33 (5.8)22 (6.4)11 (4.8)
CCS II66 (11.6)35 (10.2)31 (13.5)
CCS III105 (18.4)70 (20.5)35 (15.3)
CCS IV95 (16.6)57 (16.7)38 (16.6)
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)
Table 3 Post-procedure outcomes stratified by number of vessels involved, n (%)
CharacteristicsTotalInvolved vessels
P value
Single vesselMultivessel
Total571342 (59.9)229 (40.1)-
Contrast volume (mL)135.65 ± 44.28134.3 ± 42.97137.66 ± 46.180.375
Fluro time (min)13.2 ± 6.6912.83 ± 6.5313.75 ± 6.910.107
Number of stents deployed1.09 ± 0.661.01 ± 0.441.21 ± 0.87< 0.001
Post-procedure TIMI flow grade
TIMI - 03 (0.5)2 (0.6)1 (0.4)0.426
TIMI - 13 (0.5)2 (0.6)1 (0.4)
TIMI - 29 (1.6)3 (0.9)6 (2.6)
TIMI - 3556 (97.4)335 (98)221 (96.5)
Post-procedure in-hospital outcomes
Composite adverse events11 (1.9)6 (1.8)5 (2.2)0.715
Re-infarction3 (0.5)3 (0.9)0 (0)0.155
Cardiogenic shock2 (0.4)0 (0)2 (0.9)0.083
Heart failure2 (0.4)0 (0)2 (0.9)0.083
Dialysis1 (0.2)0 (0)1 (0.4)0.221
Mortality7 (1.2)3 (0.9)4 (1.7)0.355