Modified balloon-stent kissing technique avoid side-branch compromise for simple true bifurcation lesions

Table 1 Baseline Characteristics

	pre propensity-matched analysis			post propensity-matched analysis
	M-BSKT	PS	P Value	M-BSKT	PS	P Value
	n = 40	n = 80		n = 34	n = 34
Male	30 (75%)	62 (77.5%)	0.939	25 (73.5%)	26 (76.5%)	1
Hypertension	28 (70%)	42 (52.5%)	0.102	22 (64.7%)	21 (61.8%)	1
Diabetes Mellitus	14 (35%)	19 (23.8%)	0.202	10 (29.4%)	10 (29.4%)	1
Hyperlipidemia	14 (35%)	25 (31.3%)	0.836	13 (38.2%)	10 (29.4%)	0.608
Smoker	15 (37.5%)	39 (48.8%)	0.331	14 (41.2%)	20 (58.8%)	0.225
prior CABG	1 (2.5%)	0	0.333	0	0	NS
prior PCI	6 (15%)	14 (17.5%)	0.931	5 (14.7%)	3 (8.8%)	0.709
prior MI	4 (10%)	9 (22.5%)	1	2 (5.9%)	1 (2.9%)	1
Chronic kidney disease	1 (2.5%)	2 (2.5%)	1	1 (2.9%)	0	1
Diagnosis at PCI
STEMI	3 (7.5%)	11 (13.8%)	0.464	2 (5.9%)	4 (11.7%)	0.577
NSTEMI	9 (22.5%)	22 (27.5%)		6 (17.6%)	8 (23.5%)
Angina	28 (70%)	47 (58.8%)		26 (76.5%)	22 (64.7%)
Age	62	59.5	0.255	62	59	0.368
IQR	12	13		13.5	10.5
TNI	0.01	0.01	0.487	0.01	0.01	0.533
IQR	0.068	0.187		0.021	0.21
CK-MB	14	15	0.397	14	15	0.1
IQR	4.25	6.25		4	5.75

Data are presented as median (interquartile range) for continuous variables and n (%) for categorical variables. Chi-square or Fisher exact test for categorical variables and a Mann-Whitney U test for continuous variables. CABG, coronary artery bypass graft; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention; MI, myocardial infarction; STEMI, ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction; NSTEMI, non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction; TNI, Troponin I; CK-MB, Creatine Kinase-MB

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