Table 4 Lesion and procedural characteristics
| DM (n = 149) | Non-DM (n = 188) | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Follow-up duration, days | 115 ± 29 | 121 ± 25 | 0.031 |
| Evidence of ischemia, n (%) | 0.006 | ||
| Exercise tests | 6 (4) | 12 (6) | |
| Scintigraphy | 25 (17) | 17 (9) | |
| FFR/iFR | 12 (8) | 4 (2) | |
| None | 106 (71) | 155 (82) | |
| Acute coronary syndrome, n (%) | 45 (30) | 78 (42) | 0.040 |
| Target vessel, n (%) | 0.18 | ||
| Left anterior descend artery | 44 (30) | 66 (35) | |
| Left circumflex artery | 64 (43) | 85 (45) | |
| Right coronary artery | 35 (23) | 27 (15) | |
| Left main trunk | 6 (4) | 10 (5) | |
| Heavy calcification, n (%) | 17 (11) | 19 (10) | 0.42 |
| Bifurcation, n (%) | 53 (36) | 73 (39) | 0.31 |
| Chronic total occlusion, n (%) | 4 (3) | 13 (7) | 0.063 |
| ACC/AHA classification, n (%) | |||
| Type A/ B1/ B2/ C |
15 (10)/ 26 (17) / 24 (16)/ 84 (56) |
20 (11)/ 34 (18) / 41 (22)/ 93 (50) | 0.53 |
| Pre-dilatation balloon | |||
| Maximum diameter, mm | 2.63 ± 0.53 | 2.66 ± 0.52 | 0.73 |
| Maximum pressure, atm | 13 ± 4 | 13 ± 3 | 0.78 |
| Maximum stent diameter, mm | 3.04 ± 0.45 | 3.12 ± 0.40 | 0.069 |
| Minimum stent diameter, mm | 2.92 ± 0.43 | 3.02 ± 0.43 | 0.030 |
| Total stent length, mm | 31 ± 16 | 31 ± 20 | 0.86 |
| Stent implantation pressure, atm | 12 ± 3 | 12 ± 3 | 0.85 |
| Post-dilatation balloon | |||
| Maximum diameter, mm | 3.20 ± 0.56 | 3.28 ± 0.65 | 0.28 |
| Maximum pressure, atm | 17 ± 4 | 16 ± 4 | 0.31 |
| Number of stents | 1.2 ± 0.4 | 1.2 ± 0.4 | 0.91 |
| Usage of intravascular imaging device, n (%) | 0.19 | ||
| Intravascular ultrasound | 118 (79) | 162 (86) | |
| Optical coherence tomography | 28 (19) | 22 (12) | |
| None | 3 (1) | 4 (1) | |
| Type of DES | 0.21 | ||
| Cypher | 1 (1) | 2 (1) | |
| Taxus | 0 (0) | 1 (1) | |
| Endeavor | 28 (19) | 50 (27) | |
| Xience | 30 (20) | 32 (17) | |
| Promus | 0 (0) | 4 (2) | |
| Resolute | 35 (23) | 38 (20) | |
| Synergy | 26 (17) | 24 (13) | |
| Ultimaster | 21 (14) | 23 (12) | |
| Orsiro | 0 (0) | 3 (2) | |
| BioFreedom | 8 (5) | 11 (6) | |
| QCA data | |||
| Pre-PCI | |||
| Minimum lumen diameter, mm | 0.95 ± 0.57 | 0.86 ± 0.57 | 0.14 |
| Reference diameter, mm | 2.65 ± 0.69 | 2.78 ± 0.80 | 0.11 |
| Diameter stenosis, % | 64 ± 20 | 70 ± 19 | 0.020 |
| Lesion length, mm | 15 ± 9 | 17 ± 12 | 0.13 |
| Post-PCI | |||
| Minimum lumen diameter, mm | 2.39 ± 0.52 | 2.52 ± 0.51 | 0.028 |
| Reference diameter, mm | 2.85 ± 0.55 | 3.03 ± 0.59 | 0.005 |
| Diameter stenosis, % | 16 ± 8 | 17 ± 8 | 0.50 |