Table 2 Univariate logistic regression analysis to find association with the difficulty in crossing the culprit lesion.

From: Factors associated with difficulty in crossing the culprit lesion of acute myocardial infarction

Independent variables

Odds ratio

95% confidence interval

P value

Patient characteristics

Age

1.027

1.004–1.051

0.020

male sex

0.684

0.389–1.202

0.187

Underlying disease

Height (per 10 cm incremental)

0.812

0.660–0.999

0.049

Body weight (per 10 kg incremental)

0.851

0.698–1.037

0.110

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) (per 10 mmHg incremental)

1.049

0.969–1.135

0.236

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) (per 10 mmHg incremental)

1.037

0.915–1.174

0.571

Heart rate (beat per minute) (per 10 bpm incremental)

1.143

1.028–1.271

0.014

Underlying disease

Hypertension

1.820

0.813–4.071

0.145

Diabetes mellitus

1.550

0.916–2.623

0.102

Dyslipidemia

1.594

0.896–2.836

0.113

Hemodialysis

1.978

0.967–4.049

0.062

History of previous MI

0.794

0.369–1.705

0.554

History of previous PCI

2.078

1.203–3.592

0.009

History of previous CABG

1.738

0.596–5.068

0.311

Current smoker

0.641

0.346–1.185

0.156

Medication before admission

Aspirin

2.338

1.381–3.956

0.002

Thienopyridine

2.202

1.253–3.868

0.006

Beta-blocker

1.519

0.860–2.681

0.150

ACE-inhibitor, ARB

1.166

0.685–1.984

0.572

Calcium channel blocker

0.962

0.558–1.660

0.890

Statin

1.689

0.994–2.869

0.053

Diuretic

1.696

0.873–3.296

0.119

Hypoglycemic agents

2.182

1.273–3.740

0.005

Insulin

1.601

0.660–3.882

0.298

Laboratory data at admission

Serum creatinine (mg/dl)

1.102

1.011–1.200

0.027

Estimated GFR (ml/min/1.73m2)

0.999

0.991–1.008

0.871

Hemoglobin (g/dl)

0.865

0.769–0.974

0.016

BNP (pg/ml) (per 100 pg/ml incremental)

1.055

1.027–1.083

 < 0.001

Killip class

4 versus 1–3

1.256

0.579–2.722

0.564

Cardiac arrest at prehospital or ER

2.236

0.966–5.177

0.060

Shock vital at prehospital or ER

1.062

0.492–2.294

0.878

Admission within 24 h of onset

0.449

0.246–0.821

0.009

STEMI (vs. NSTEMI)

0.623

0.370–1.047

0.074

Lesion characteristics

Culprit lesion

Left main—left anterior descending artery versus others

1.231

0.730–2.075

0.436

Number of narrowed coronary arteries

3 vessel disease versus 1 or 2 vessel disease

2.046

1.191–3.515

0.010

Left main trunk lesion

0.897

0.376–2.139

0.806

Left main trunk bifurcation lesion

0.854

0.259–2.823

0.796

Ostia lesion

1.765

0.807–3.863

0.155

Bifurcation lesion

0.634

0.316–1.270

0.199

Initial TIMI flow grade of culprit

3 versus 0–2

0.286

0.139–0.589

0.001

TIMI Thrombus grade

4–5 versus 0–3

2.863

1.668–4.913

 < 0.001

Lesion length (mm) (per 10 mm incremental)

1.189

0.968–1.461

0.099

Reference diameter (mm)

0.387

0.252–0.595

 < 0.001

Proximal reference diameter (mm)

0.392

0.249–0.618

 < 0.001

Tortuosity

Excessive tortuosity versus mild-moderate tortuosity

1.364

0.406–4.589

0.616

Eccentricity

Eccentric versus concentric

0.208

0.028–1.525

0.122

Calcification

Moderate-severe versus none-mild

3.828

2.260–6.485

 < 0.001

Type of obstruction site

Blunt versus tapered

10.832

6.188–18.961

 < 0.001

In-stent lesion

2.573

1.281–5.168

0.008

The presence of collateral to the culprit lesion (Rentrop grade)

1–3 versus 0

2.777

1.639–4.706

 < 0.001

Occurrence of slow flow in PCI

0.453

0.108–1.898

0.279

Procedural characteristics

Approach site

Trans radial coronary intervention versus TFI or TBI

0.575

0.342–0.967

0.037

PCI procedure

Drug eluting stent versus others

0.438

0.240–0.800

0.007

Size of guiding catheter

 ≥ 7 versus 6Fr

3.426

1.985–5.914

 < 0.001

Number of guiding catheter

 ≥ 2 versus 1

4.964

2.606–9.456

 < 0.001

Number of stent

 ≥ 2 versus 0–1

1.787

0.900–3.551

0.097

Number of balloon

 ≥ 3 versus 0–2

3.327

1.909–5.798

 < 0.001

Use of extension guide catheter

2.958

1.382–5.113

0.003

Use of micro catheter

41.98

15.060–117.019

 < 0.001

Use of aspiration catheter

0.545

0.231–1.291

0.168

Use of rotational coronary atherectomy

2.025

0.766–5.353

0.155

Temporary pacemaker

0.906

0.318–2.577

0.853

Intra-aortic balloon pumping support

1.132

0.500–2.563

0.766

V-A ECMO

1.108

0.257–4.783

0.890