Cardiology Research, ISSN 1923-2829 print, 1923-2837 online, Open Access
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Original Article

Volume 7, Number 3, June 2016, pages 104-109

Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Safety of Methotrexate and Its Possible Benefits on Restenosis After Bare-Metal Stent Deployment

Tables

Table 1. Social Economic Characteristics of the Patients
 
Social economic characteristicsN%
Sex
  Male1168.7
  Female531.3
Scholarity
  Illiterate212.5
  Elementary school1168.7
  Fundamental school318.8
Skin color
  White956.2
  Non-white743.8
Monthly income
  Minimum wage1275.0
  Higher than minimum wage425.0
Neighborhood
  Within Recife Metropolitan Region850.0
  Outside Recife Metropolitan Region850.0
Habitation type
  With basic sanitation1593.8
  Without basic sanitation16.2

 

Table 2. Clinical Characteristics of the Patients
 
Risk factors and comorbiditiesN%
CAD: coronary artery disease.
Hypertension1593.8
Previous angina1487.5
Dyslipidemia1381.3
Family history of CAD1381.3
Physical inactivity1168.8
Previous acute myocardial infarction850.0
Smoking850.0
Diabetes mellitus743.8
Alcoholic425.0

 

Table 3. Moderated and Severe Arterial Lesions in Coronary Arteries
 
Coronary arteryModerate lesions (≥ 50%)Severe lesions (≥ 70%)Total
Anterior descending artery9716
Left circumflex artery8715
Right coronary artery21214
Left main202
Total212647

 

Table 4. Diameter and Length of the Stents (mm)
 
PatientStent diameterStent length
13.023
22.523
32.516
42.523
52.513
63.516
73.020
83.519
92.515
102.7515
113.518
123.524
133.024
142.518
153.015
163.028
Mean (standard deviation)3.0 (0.4)18.1 (5.9)