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Retrospective Study
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World J Cardiol. Feb 26, 2026; 18(2): 114636
Published online Feb 26, 2026. doi: 10.4330/wjc.v18.i2.114636
Table 1 Baseline patient characteristics, n (%)/mean ± SD
Variables
n = 740 patients
Age in years55.25 ± 10.00
Gender
Male612 (82.70)
Female128 (17.29)
Heart rate (bpm)80.20 ± 10.57
Blood pressure (mmHg)
Diastolic77.12 ± 8.57
Systolic121.8 ± 15.29
Sr creatinine (mg/dL)1 ± 0.25
eGFR (mL/minute/1.73 m2)86.36 ± 20.60
Hb (g/dL)13.19 ± 1.66
LVEF (%)46.10 ± 11.00
Chronic stable angina134 (18.10)
Acute coronary syndrome606 (81.89)
STEMI361 (48.78)
NSTEMI80 (10.81)
Unstable angina165 (22.29)
Hypertension203 (27.43)
Diabetes mellitus182 (24.59)
Smoking current205 (27.70)
Previous stroke7 (0.94)
Previous MI48 (6.48)
Previous PCI64 (8.64)
Previous CABG7 (0.94)
Patients with renal dysfunction (eGFR < 60)63 (8.51)
Table 2 Angiographic and procedural characteristics
Angiographic feature/procedural characteristic
n (%)
Number of diseased vessels
Single vessel310 (41.89)
Double vessel276 (37.29)
Triple vessel154 (20.81)
Patients having LMCA disease37 (5.0)
Primary PCI90 (12.16)
Post-procedure TIMI 3 flow738 (99.7)
Lesion characteristics
Total number of lesions1372
Total number of lesions treated with NeoHexa911
Total number of lesions treated with other stents118
Total number of lesions managed medically343
Lesion location (for lesions treated with NeoHexa stent)    
LAD385 (42.26)
LCX228 (25.03)
RCA274 (30.07)
Others24 (2.63)
Procedural characteristics
Total number of NeoHexa deployed1317
Total number of other stents deployed176
Lesion per patient1.85 ± 1.06
Study stents deployed per patient1.77 ± 1.1
Average length of study device, mm21.90 ± 9.27
Average diameter of study device, mm2.90 ± 0.42
Table 3 Cumulative clinical outcomes
Clinical events
n (%)
MACE32 (4.32)
Cardiac death19 (2.57)
TLR/TVR13 (1.76)
Target vessel MI (without TLR/TVR or mortality)0 (0.00)
Non-cardiac death35 (4.73)
NYHA I/II without TLR/TVR673 (90.95)