Ipsilateral group n:119 (%) Contralateral group n:103 (%)  P
Age (years) 63.5 ± 10.7 61.9 ± 11.5 0.301
Sex (M, n (%) 40 (67.2%) 73 (70.9%) 0.558
Hypertension, n (%) 37 (67.2%) 37 (69.8%) 0.776
Diabetes mellitus, n (%) 28 (23.5%) 57 (45.6 %) 0.001
Hyperlipidemia, n (%) 57 (47.5%) 46 (44.7%) 0.629
Smoking, n (%) 52 (43.7%) 36 (35.0%) 0.184
Previous CABG, n (%) 12 (10.9%) 8 (7.5%) 0.683
Previous stent, n (%) 28 (25.4%) 32 (30.1%) 0.503
Target coronary artery, n (%)
LAD 44(59.5) 30(40.5%) <0.001
RCA 38 (37.6 ) 63(62.4%)
Cx 37 (78.7) 10 (21.3%)




Abbreviation: M: male; CABG: coronary artery by-pass grafting; LAD: Left anterior descending artery; Cx: Circumflex artery; RCA: Right coronary artery
Table 1: Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics of the study patients.