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Table 1 Clinical and Lesion characteristic of lesions receiving ischemia-driven revascularization

From: The natural course of nonculprit coronary artery lesions; analysis by serial quantitative coronary angiography

Clinical Factors

IDR (+) (20 patients)

IDR (−) (300 patients)

P value

Age (years old)

62.5 ± 9.9

65.9 ± 10.3

0.152

BMI (kg/m2)

24.3 ± 3.2

24.8 ± 2.9

0.449

Gender (male), n (%)

16 (80.0)

223 (74.1)

0.557

Previous PCI, n (%)

2 (10.0)

35 (11.6)

0.825

Previous CABG, n (%)

1 (5.0)

3 (1.0)

0.119

Previous MI, n (%)

2 (10.0)

22 (7.3)

0.661

Previous CHF, n (%)

3 (1.0)

0 (0.0)

0.816

Diabetes mellitus, n (%)

12 (60.0)

96 (31.9)

0.010

Hypertension, n (%)

13 (65.0)

213 (70.8)

0.584

CRF, n (%)

2 (10.0)

7 (2.3)

0.044

Dyslipidemia, n (%)

9 (45.0)

190 (63.1)

0.106

Current smoking, n (%)

13 (65.0)

164 (55.2)

0.394

FHx of CAD, n (%)

1 (5.0)

35 (11.7)

0.610

Clinical diagnosisa, n (%)

60.0 / 25.0 / 5.0 / 10.0

64.7 / 18.7 / 10.7 / 6.0

0.616

Diagnosis of ACS, n (%)

8 (40.0)

106 (35.5)

0.688

LV ejection fraction (%)

61.2 ± 7.9

59.7 ± 8.8

0.482

WBC (109/L)

7200 ± 2200

6800 ± 2300

0.550

Hemoglobin (g/dL)

13.8 ± 1.8

13.5 ± 1.8

0.485

Creatinine(mg/dL)

1.49 ± 1.43

1.08 ± 0.65

0.215

- eGFR (ml/min/1.73m2)

63.6 ± 28.4

72.9 ± 20.4

0.056

HbA1c (%)

7.2 ± 1.8

7.0 ± 1.0

0.693

Total cholesterol (mg/dl)

161 ± 31

157 ± 40

0.667

Triglyceride (mg/dl)

135 ± 56

136 ± 85

0.935

HDL-cholesterol (mg/dl)

44 ± 9

43 ± 11

0.585

LDL-cholesterol (mg/dl)

98 ± 31

97 ± 36

0.870

CRP (mg/dl)

0.41 ± 1.13

0.42 ± 1.23

0.981

Discharge Medications

- Aspirin

20 (100%)

299 (99.7%)

0.796

- Clopidogrel

20 (100%)

299 (99.7%)

0.796

- Beta blocker

17 (85.0%)

213 (71.0%)

0.178

- ARB / ACE inhibitors

13 (65.0%)

140 (46.7%)

0.112

- Calcium channel blockers

5 (25.0%)

63 (21.0%)

0.672

- Statins

20 (100%)

296 (98.7%)

0.603

- High intensity statin

3 (15.0%)

77 (25.9%)

0.778

Lesion factors

IDR (+) (20 lesions)

IDR (−) (620 lesions)

P

Lesion length (mm)

16.14 ± 14.79

11.25 ± 7.35

0.157

Lesion locationb, (%)

30.0/40.0/30.0/0.0

34.5/27.9/37.3/0.2

0.692

Lesion proximityc, (%)

20.0 / 15.0 / 30.0 / 30.0

26.5 / 24.8 / 27.5 / 24.5

0.703

Lesion typed, (%)

30.0 / 10.0 / 30.0 / 30.0

34.8 / 31.3 / 21.9 / 11.9

0.035

B2/C lesion type

12 (60.0%)

210 (33.9%)

0.016

Minimal lumen diameter (mm)

1.31 ± 0.49

1.59 ± 0.49

0.013

Reference diameter (mm)

2.86 ± 0.52

2.84 ± 0.57

0.868

Initial DS

54.3 ± 13.1%

44.8 ± 10.3%

< 0.001

Last DS

75.8 ± 14.8

47.9 ± 10.7%

< 0.001

Delta DS

22.1 ± 15.4%

3.1 ± 5.8%

< 0.001

  1. BMI body mass index, PCI percutaneous coronary intervention, MI Myocardial infarction, CABG coronary artery bypass graft surgery, CHF Congestive heart failure, FHx family history, CAD coronary artery disease, LV left ventricle, WBC white blood cell, HDL high density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL low density lipoprotein cholesterol, CRP C-reactive protein, ARB Angiotensin II receptor blockers, ACE Angiotensin-converting-enzyme, DS diameter stenosis
  2. aClinical diagnosis: Stable angina / Unstable angina / non ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction / ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction
  3. bLesion location: Left anterior descending artery / Left circumflex artery / Right coronary artery / Left main coronary artery
  4. cLesion proximity: Proximal lesion / Mid lesion / Distal lesion / Side branch
  5. dLesion type: Lesion type A / Lesion typeB1 / Lesion type B2 / Lesion type C