3.2. Outcomes
thrombosis, perforation, pericardial tamponade
THROMBOSIS, PERICARDIAL TAMPONADE, COMPLICATION, REGRESSION, COMPLICATIONS
There was no significant difference between the SExS and BExS patient group regarding procedural success, which was defined as TIMI II or TIMI III flow (SExS: 100% vs BExS: 98.6%, No periprocedural complications occurred within the BExS group. Of note, one patient died due to pericardial tamponade related to wire perforation of a distal coronary artery within the SExS group. This complication was related to retrieval of the SExS stent delivery system. To prevent further SExS-related perforations, we applied the modified floating wire technique [Patient outcomes including the MACE rate are demonstrated in Additionally, one stent thrombosis was noted within the SExS group in comparison to 7 stent thromboses in the BExS group (2.0% vs. 12.5%, The Kaplan–Meier curve analysis regarding MACE rate after 30 days and at one-year follow up demonstrated the superiority of SExS treatment compared to BExS. MACE-free survival was significantly better in the SExS patient group (MACE 30 days Log rank: Cox regression analysis revealed several risk factor covariates with protective or negative effect on patient outcome (