Nano Group Ferro Group Stenting Control ANOVA, p value
  n=60 n=60 n=60  
Subset Stent proximal Pre-dilatation with balloon No preparation Stent proximal Pre-dilatation with balloon No preparation
No. patients n=6
(10.0%)
n=9
(15.0%)
n=45
(75.0%)
n=7
(11.7%)
n=11
(18.3%)
n=42
(70.0%)
Age, yr 52.1 ± 9.4 (95% CI: 54,37-62) 50.9 ± 9.7 (95% CI: 52, 38-63) 51.3 ± 10.5 (95% CI: 53, 36-64) 55.2 ± 9.2 (95% CI: 54, 37-61) 53.3 ± 7.9 (95% CI: 54, 39-59) 52.8 ± 9.1 (95% CI: 54, 38-61) 52.6 ± 6.8 (95% CI: 51,49-60) NS
Males, no. of patients (%) 2 (33.3%) 2 (22.2%) 41 (91.1%) 1 (14.3%) 4 (36.4%) 39 (92.9%) 46 (76.7%) <0.05
Body-mass index 29.1 ± 4.7 (95% CI: 28.8, 24.2-32.7) 29.4 ± 5.3 (95% CI: 30.3, 26.5-35.3) 30.5 ± 4.9 (95% CI: 31.0, 26.5-34.8) 28.2 ± 4.8 (95% CI: 29.7, 24.8-33.1) 26.4 ± 7.2 (95% CI: 28.2, 23.8-34.1) 27.6 ± 5.4 (95% CI: 28.2, 24.3-32.7) 27.8 ± 6.2 (95% CI: 29.1, 24.3-33.8) NS
Smoking, no. (%)
• Never
• Stopped
• Current

1 (16.7%)
1 (16.7%)
4 (66.7%)

2 (22.2%)
1 (11.1%)
6 (66.7%)
 
6 (13.3%)
3 (6.7%)
36 (80.0%)

2 (28.6%)
1 (14.3%)
4 (57.1%)

2 (18.2%)
3 (27.3%)
6 (54.5%)

7 (16.7%)
6 (14.3%)
27 (64.3%)

7 (11.7%)
11 (18.3%)
42 (70.0%)

NS
0.05
NS
Alcohol abusers, no. (%) 4 (66.7%) 5 (55.6%) 20 (44.4%) 5 (71.4%) 7 (63.6%) 25 (59.5%) 25 (41.7%) <0.05
Diabetes, no. (%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) NS
Hypertension needing drugs, no. (%) 6 (100%) 9 (100%) 37 (61.7%) 7 (100%) 11 (100%) 31 (73.8%) 54 (90.0%) <0.05
Treated hypertension, no. (%) 5 (83.3%) 7 (77.8%) 32 (71.1%) 6 (85.7%) 9 (81.8%) 29 (69.0%) 45 (75.0%) NS
Hyperlipidemia needing drugs, no. (%) 6 (100%) 9 (100%) 38 (84.4%) 6 (85.7%) 10 (90.9%) 35 (83.3%) 52 (86.7%) NS
Treated hyperlipidemia, no. (%) 5 (83.3%) 8 (88.9%) 31 (68.9%) 6 (85.7%) 8 (72.7%) 28 (66.7%) 43 (71.7%) NS
Previous or simultaneous target vessel intervention, no. (%) 6 (100%) 2 (22.2%) 0 (0%) 7 (100%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 10 (16.7%) 0.05
Previous myocardial infarction, no. (%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) NS
CAD, no. (%)
• Single-vessel disease
• Two-vessel disease
• Three-vessel disease

1 (16.7%)
1 (16.7%)
4 (66.7%)

1 (11.1%)
6 (66.7%)
2 (22.2%)
 
13(28.9%) 32(71.1%) 0 (0%)
 
0 (0.0%)
3 (42.9%)
4 (57.1%)

2 (18.2%)
4 (36.4%)
5 (45.5%)

17 (40.5%)
25 (59.5%)
0 (0%)

19 (31.7%)
32 (53.3%)
9 (15.0%)

NS
NS
<0.05
Stable angina, no. (%)
• CCS Class I
• CCS Class II
• CCS Class III
6 (100%) 3(50.0%)
3 (50.0%)
0 (0%)
9 (100%)
4 (44.4%)
5 (55.6%)
0 (0%)
44 (97.8%) 21 (46.7%) 23 (51.1%) 0 (0%) 7 (100%)
4 (57.1%)
3 (42.9%)
0 (0%)
11 (100%)
4 (36.4%)
7 (63.6%)
0 (0%)
42 (100%)
22 (52.4%)
20 (47.6%)
0 (0%)
59 (98.3%)
22 (36.7%)
37 (61.7%)
0 (0%)
NS
NS
NS
NS
Unstable angina, no. (%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) NS
Silent ischemia, no. (%) 1 (16.7%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 1 (1.7%) NS
NYHA functional class of heart failure, no. (%)
• Class I
• Class II
• Class III
• Class IV


0 (0%)
3 (50.0%)
3 (50.0%)
0 (0%)


0 (0%)
7 (77.8%)
2 (22.2%)
0 (0%)


0 (0%)
19 (43.2%) 25 (56.8%) 0 (0%)


0 (0%)
2 (28.6%)
5 (71.4%)
0 (0%)


0 (0%)
6 (54.5%)
5 (45.5%)
0 (0%)


0 (0%)
26 (61.9%)
16 (38.1%)
0 (0%)


0 (0%)
41 (68.3%)
19 (31.7%)
0 (0%)


NS
<0.05
<0.05
NS
ASS, no. (%) 6 (100%) 9 (100%) 44 (97.8%) 7 (100%) 11 (100%) 42 (100%) 60 (100%) NS
Clopidogrel, no. (%) 6 (100%) 9 (100%) 34 (77.3%) 7 (100%) 11 (100%) 34 (80.9%) 59 (98.3%) NS
Target vessel, no. (%)
• Left anterior descending
• Left circumflex
• Right coronary artery
4 (66.7%)

1 (16.7%)

1 (16.7%)
8 (88.9%)
1 (23.3%)
0 (0%)
23 (51.1%) 12 (26.7%) 10 (22.2%) 6 (85.7%)
1 (14.3%)
0 (30.0%)
9 (81.8%)
1 (9.1%)
1 (9.1%)
17 (40.5%)
8 (19.0%)
17 (40.5%)
29 (48.3%)
13 (21.7%)
18 (30.0%)
NS
NS
<0.05
AHA/ ACC lesion classification, no. (%)
• A
• B1
• B2
• C


0 (0%)
4 (66.7%)
2 (33.3%)
0 (0%)


0 (0%)
3 (33.3%)
6 (66.7%)
0 (0%)


3 (6.7%)
22 (48.9%)
18 (40.0%)
2 (4.4%)


0 (0%)
2 (56.7%)
5 (35.0%)
0 (0%)


0 (0%)
4 (56.7%)
7 (35.0%)
0 (0%)


4(9.5%)
28 (66.7%)
9 (21.4%)
1 (2.4%)


4 (6.7%)
31 (51.7%)
23 (38.3%)
2 (3.3%)


NS
NS
<0.05
NS
Pre-procedure SYNTAX score, <22 only 18.6 ± 4.6 (95% CI: 19.0, 13.5-21.5) 18.9 ± 6.4 (95% CI: 19.5, 12.0-21.5) 17.5 ± 5.7 (95% CI: 18.2, 15.8-21.5) 15.8 ± 4.3 (95% CI: 16.0, 11.5-21.5) 16.1 ± 5.3 (95% CI: 15.9, 11.2-21.5) 16.5 ± 6.5 (95% CI: 17.8, 10.0-21.5) 15.4 ± 4.5 (95% CI: 15.2, 8.5-21.5) NS
Data are mean (SD) or number (%). CCS=Canadian Cardiovascular Society classification of angina pectoris. AHA/ACC=American Heart Association/ American College of Cardiology. Difference between groups and subsets is non-significant. Continuous variables are expressed as mean ± SD (95%CI: median, min-max), where SD – standard deviation, CI – confidentiality interval.NS – non-significant (p>0.05)
Table 1: Baseline characteristics of the population.