| Variables | Overall population | Propensity score-matched population | Clopidogrel (n=283) | Ticagrelor (n=270) | P value | Clopidogrel (n=240) | Ticagrelor (n=240) | P value |
| Bifurcation site | | | 0.003 | | | 0.063 | LM/LAD/LCX, n (%) | 30(10.60) | 60(22.22) | | 30(12.50) | 47(19.58) | | LAD/diagonal, n (%) | 190(67.14) | 162(60.00) | | 172(71.67) | 147(61.25) | | LCX/marginal, n (%) | 39(13.78) | 28(10.37) | | 26(10.83) | 27(11.25) | | Distal RCA, n (%) | 24(8.48) | 20(7.41) | | 12 | 19 | | Medina classification | | | 0.079 | | | 0.194 | 1.1.1, n (%) | 114(40.28) | 139(51.48) | | 106(44.17) | 117(48.75) | | 1.1.0, n (%) | 53(18.72) | 44(16.30) | | 32(13.33) | 42(17.50) | | 1.0.1, n (%) | 20(7.07) | 23(8.52) | | 18(7.50) | 22(9.17) | | 1.0.1, n (%) | 15(5.30) | 11(4.07) | | 10(4.17) | 10(4.17) | | 0.1.1, n (%) | 49(17.31) | 34(12.59) | | 47(19.58) | 31(12.92) | | 0.1.0, n (%) | 32(11.31) | 19(7.04) | | 27(11.25) | 18(7.50) | | True bifurcation (1.1.1, 1.0.1, 0.1.1), n (%) | 183(64.66) | 196(72.59) | 0.045 | 171(71.25) | 170(70.83) | 0.920 | Single stent, n (%) | 41(14.49) | 45(16.67) | 0.480 | 40(16.66) | 35(14.58) | 0.530 | Lesion Length | | | | | | | Main vessel, mm | 15.32±5.49 | 14.98±5.81 | 0.508 | 15.29±5.46 | 14.91±5.84 | 0.491 | Side branch, mm | 9.27±3.77 | 9.84±4.65 | 0.123 | 9.33±3.74 | 9.56±4.43 | 0.546 | Reference vessel diameter | | | | | | | Main vessel, mm | 3.00±0.38 | 3.07±0.42 | 0.055 | 3.03±0.38 | 3.07±0.42 | 0.290 | Side branch, mm | 2.37±0.37 | 2.43±0.44 | 0.056 | 2.39±0.38 | 2.43±0.44 | 0.243 | Stent length | | | | | | | Main vessel, mm | 21.01±5.96 | 21.20±5.59 | 0.706 | 21.35±5.83 | 21.00±5.65 | 0.499 | Side branch, mm | 17.37±5.03 | 18.62±5.99 | 0.298 | 17.55±4.96 | 17.91±6.23 | 0.779 | Stent diameter | | | | | | | Main vessel, mm | 3.19±0.39 | 3.25±0.41 | 0.122 | 3.23±0.39 | 3.25±0.42 | 0.681 | Side branch, mm | 2.85±0.34 | 2.92±0.43 | 0.381 | 2.84±0.35 | 2.93±0.48 | 0.377 | Syntax score | 19.41±8.44 | 21.01±8.62 | 0.028 | 19.92±8.61 | 20.17±8.00 | 0.740 | Syntax stratification | | | 0.036 | | | 0.388 | 1-22, n (%) | 193(68.20) | 161(59.63) | | 161(67.08) | 152(63.33) | | >23, n (%) | 90(31.80) | 109(40.37) | | 79(32.92) | 88(36.67) | |
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Results are expressed as mean± standard or n (%). LM: left main coronary artery, LAD: left anterior descending coronary artery, LCX: left circumflex coronary artery, and RCA: right coronary artery.
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