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Table 2 Target vessels and lesion characteristics

From: A novel tapered guide extension catheter facilitated successful completion of complex percutaneous coronary intervention

 

5F GEC

5-4F GEC

p

Target vessels

 Left anterior descending artery

98 (33.2)

97 (30.3)

0.45

 Left circumflex artery

33 (11.2)

34 (10.6)

0.83

 Right coronary artery

160 (54.2)

185 (57.8)

0.37

 Vein graft

4 (1.4)

4 (1.3)

0.91

Target lesions

 Type B2/C lesion

16/279

15/305

0.68

 Chronic total occlusion

96 (32.5)

129 (40.3)

0.046

Lesion length

  ≤ 20 mm

32 (10.85)

31 (9.69)

 

 20–40 mm

105 (35.59)

85 (26.56)

 

  > 40 mm

158 (53.56)

204 (63.75)

0.031