Characteristic Overall (N=50) RVD (N=12) Control (N=38) p-value
Age (Years) 67 ± 11.9 73 ± 8.4 62.6 ± 13.3 p<0.01
Male sex-no. (%) 38 (76) 9 (75) 29 (76) 0.92
ACS no (%) 50 (100) 12 (100) 38 (100) 0.13
History of CIHD-no. (%) 21 (42) 6 (50) 15 (40) 0.14
Hypertension-no. (%) 45 (90) 11 (92) 34 (89) 0.83
Diabetes mellitus-no (%) 19 (38) 7 (58) 12 (32) 0.96
Active Smokers-no. (%) 7 (14) 0 (0) 7 (18) p<0.05
Hypercholesterolemia-no. (%) 28 (56) 5 (42) 23 (61) 0.25
Adipositas per magna-no. (%) 15 (30) 4 (33) 11 (29) 0.81
Bare metal stents (%) 29 (58) 10 (83) 19 (50) 0.2
Drug eluting stents (%) 17 (34) 2 (17) 15 (40) 0.31
Right coronary artery as culprit lesion (%) 23 (46) 9 (75) 14 (37) p<0.05
Medications in use  
Aspirin-no. (%) 50 (100) 12 (100) 38 (100) 0.18
Clopidogrel-no. (%) 50 (100) 12 (100) 38 (100) -
GpIIbIIIa-Inhibitor-no. (%) 6 (12) 2 (17) 4 (11) 0.57
ACE-Inhibitors no. (%) 38 (72) 9 (75) 29 (76) 0.92
CSE-Inhibitoren no. (%) 44 (88) 11 (92) 33 (86) 0.16
Beta-Blockers no. (%) 43 (86) 10 (83) 33 (86) 0.76
Heparin (%) 50 (100) 12 (100) 38 (100) p<0.04
Table 1: Baseline characteristics.