From: The diagonal branches and outcomes in patients with anterior ST- elevation myocardial infarction
Variables | Total (n = 392) | Flow of the main diagonal branches of LAD | p Value | |
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loss (TIMI 0–1) (n = 69) | no loss (TIMI2–3) (n = 323) | |||
Complicated chronic total occlusion, n(%) | 39(9.9) | 7(10.1) | 32(9.9) | 0.95 |
Complicated multi-vessel disease, n(%) | 209(53.3) | 33(47.8) | 176(54.5) | 0.31 |
Complicated LM lesion, n(%) | 24(6.1) | 11(15.9) | 13(4) | 0.001 |
Visully thrombus, n(%) | 187(47.7) | 49(83.1) | 138(54.3) | 0.001 |
Intervention for culprit vessel | ||||
1st generation DES, n(%) | 202(51.5) | 31(44.9) | 171(52.9) | 0.42 |
2nd generation DES, n(%) | 163(41.6) | 32(46.4) | 131(40.6) | 0.82 |
No stent implantation, n(%) | 27(6.9) | 6(8.7) | 21(6.5) | 0.51 |
Stent diameter, mm | 3.1 ± 0.4 | 3.3 ± 0.4 | 3.1 ± 0.3 | 0.001 |
Stent length, mm | 27.5 ± 6.3 | 24.9 ± 6.3 | 28 ± 6.1 | 0.001 |