Research Article

Stentless Strategy by Drug-Coated Balloon Angioplasty following Directional Coronary Atherectomy for Left Main Bifurcation Lesion

Table 4

Intravascular ultrasound findings.

Pre-DCAN = 38
 Minimum lumen diameter (mm)1.7 ± 0.3
 Lumen area (mm2)3.1 ± 1.0
 Vessel area (mm2)13.2 ± 3.5
 % plaque area (%)76.2 ± 7.1

Post-DCA
 Minimum lumen diameter (mm)2.8 ± 0.4
 Lumen area (mm2)8.6 ± 2.0
 Vessel area (mm2)15.5 ± 3.8
 % plaque area (%)44.0 ± 7.4
 Intimal dissection (%)5 (13)
 Medial dissection (%)0 (0)
 Hematoma (%)0 (0)