Table 2 Angiographic and procedural characteristics
Variables | Total (n = 116) | Antegrade (n = 73) | Retrograde (n = 43) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
CIA, n (%) | 14 (12.1) | 5 (6.8) | 9 (20.9) | 0.005 |
CIA/EIA, n (%) | 60 (51.7) | 43 (58.9) | 17 (39.5) | 0.016 |
EIA, n (%) | 42 (36.2) | 25 (34.2) | 17 (39.5) | 0.561 |
Procedural success, n (%) | 113 (97.4) | 71 (97.3) | 42 (97.3) | 0.891 |
No/mild calcification, n (%) | 25 (21.5) | 17 (23.2) | 8 (18.6) | 0.780 |
Moderate/sever calcification, n (%) | 91 (78.4) | 56 (76.7) | 35 (81.3) | 0.531 |
Target lesion length, mean (SD) | 7.69 ± 2.84 | 8.93 ± 2.37 | 5.58 ± 2.28 | 0.021 |
TASC C, n (%) | 40 (34.4) | 19 (26.0) | 21 (48.8) | 0.013 |
TASC D, n (%) | 76 (65.5) | 54 (74.0) | 22 (51.2) | 0.013 |
Leichter, n (%) | 33 (28.4) | 23 (31.5) | 10 (23.3) | 0.341 |
Self-expanding stents, n (%) | 110 (94.8) | 71 (97.3) | 39 (90.7) | 0.123 |
Covered stents, n (%) | 52 (44.8) | 34 (46.6) | 18 (41.9) | 0.620 |
Kissing stents, n (%) | 12 (10.3) | 7 (9.6) | 5 (11.6) | 0.728 |
Target lesion complications, n (%) | 5 (4.3) | 3 (4.1) | 2 (4.6) | 0.270 |
Perforation | 1 (0.8) | 0 | 1 (2.3) | 0.191 |
Dissection | 2 (1.7) | 1 (1.3) | 1 (2.3) | 0.110 |
Embolism | 2 (3.4) | 2 (2.7) | 0 | 0.274 |
Atherectomy, n (%) | 20 (17.2) | 10 (13.7) | 10 (23.3) | 0.188 |
Re-entry techniques, n (%) | 23 (19.8) | 8 (11.0) | 15 (34.9) | 0.002 |
Fluoroscopy time, min | 33.6 ± 12.5 | 35.48 ± 12.5 | 30.35 ± 11.87 | 0.509 |
Subintimal angioplasty | 62 (53.4) | 33 (45.2) | 29 (67.4) | 0.021 |
pseudoaneurysm | 4 (3.4) | 2 (2.7) | 2 (4.6) | 0.120 |