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Table. 1.

Table. 1.

Patients’ baseline characteristics

Characteristic DA (n=14)a BAP (n=15)b P-value
Patients
Mean age (y) 69.5±8.7 73.7±7.8 0.180
Sex, male 14 (100.0) 13 (86.7) 0.164
Hypertension 13 (92.9) 13 (86.7) 0.600
Diabetes mellitus 10 (71.4) 12 (80.0) 0.605
Cardiovascular disease 4 (28.6) 5 (53.3) 0.524
Current smoker 6 (42.9) 6 (40.0) 0.352
Indication 0.164
Symptom aggravation 12 (85.7) 11 (73.3)
Abnormal image finding 2 (14.3) 4 (26.7)
Ankle-brachial index 0.62±0.19 0.62±0.20 0.957

Values are presented as mean±standard deviation or number (%)

DA, directional atherectomy; BAP, balloon angioplasty

aDA followed by BAP group. bBAP only group

Vasc Specialist Int 2020;36:136~143 https://doi.org/10.5758/vsi.200017
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