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World J Cardiol. Apr 26, 2026; 18(4): 115113
Published online Apr 26, 2026. doi: 10.4330/wjc.v18.i4.115113
Table 1 Demographics and concomitant diseases in the general group
All procedures = 787
Median
n
%
Age (years)66
Weight (kg)89.13
Height (cm)172.72
BMI30.48
Number of males31370.50
Obesity22049.55
Hypertension37484.23
Hyperlipidemia39087.84
Diabetes mellitus27461.71
Heart failure276.08
Active smoker7216.22
Atrial fibrillation235.18
Hypothyroidism5011.26
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease/asthma286.31
Pacemaker in history153.38
Carotid artery atherosclerosis51.13
Cancer in history388.56
Chronic kidney disease8218.47
Peripheral artery disease6815.32
MI in history7015.77
Stroke/TIA in history184.05
Table 2 General overview of procedures performed
All procedures = 787
n
%
PCI LM252.83
PCI LAD33237.60
PCI diagonal353.96
PCI Cx10111.44
PCI OM9610.87
PCI ramus202.27
PCI PDA546.12
PCI RCA20222.88
PCI posterolateral151.70
PCI graft to RCA10.11
PCI LIMA20.23
All PCI883100
BA LAD2515.53
BA diagonal4628.57
BA Cx159.32
BA OM2716.77
BA ramus42.48
BA RCA148.70
BA posterolateral74.35
BA PDA2113.04
BA LIMA21.24
All BA161100
Table 3 Short term complications in the general group
Complications 24 hours after surgery
n
%
Haematoma151.91
Pseudoaneurysm20.25
Minor bruising/pain/swelling425.34
Total occlusion of radial/ulnar artery10.13
Table 4 Long term complications in the general group
MACE
0-30 days
%
6 months
%
12 months
%
24 months
%
Death0010.1761.02111.93
MI10.1720.3530.5250.85
TVR70.89151.9344.32607.62
Stroke0010.1710.1710.17
Unplanned hospitalization40.7
Table 5 Most commonly used stents, n (%)
Stent
n
%
TVR
MI
Xience DES55863.1937 (6.63)3 (0.53)
Orsiro DES15517.5511 (7.1)0
EluNIR DES586.573 (5.17)0
Resolute Onyx DES546.124 (7.4)1 (1.85)
Table 6 Radiation parameters and the amount of contrast
Procedure details
mean
SD
Median
Fluoroscopy time (minute)9.996.878.1
DAP (mGyCm2)81626.461324.9164241
AK (mGy)1290.59861.941068.5
Contrast volume (mL)107.0564.7695
Angiomax bolus (mL)13.642.9913.5
Angiomax drip (mL/hour)30.828.431.5
Nitroglicerin (μg)256.09134.23250
Table 7 Comparison of long term complications between left anterior descending coronary artery and general group after 720 days, n (%)
Complication
LAD (n = 332)
General group (n = 787)
P value
TVR21 (6.33)60 (7.62)0.44
MI3 (0.90)5 (0.64)0.63
Death5 (1.51)11 (1.40)0.89
Table 8 Comparison of long-term complications between proximal left anterior descending coronary artery and left anterior descending procedures after 720 days, n (%)
Complication
Proximal LAD
LAD
P value
TVR7 (6.08)14 (6.45)0.89
MI1 (0.86)2 (0.92)0.96
Death2 (1.74)3 (1.38)0.89
Table 9 Comparison of single vessel and multivessel procedures in terms of short and long-term complications
Complication
Single vessel (n = 599)
%
Multivessel (n = 188)
%
P value
Death91.5021.060.65
MI50.8300.000.67
TVR386.342211.700.015
Stroke10.1700.000.38
Haematoma132.1721.060.33
Pseudoaneurysm20.3300.000.7
Minor bruising/pain/swelling355.8473.720.25
Total occlusion of radial artery10.1700.000.38