Table 3

Angiographic and procedural characteristics of patients

High PLR (n=150)Low PLR (n=295)P value
Number of diseased vessels
 1, n (%)54 (36)103 (35)0.821
 ≥2, n (%)96 (64)192 (65)
Number of stent use
 1, n (%)66 (44)119 (40)0.459
 ≥2, n (%)84 (56)176 (60)
Stent length, average (mm, x±s)26.4±8.125.9±6.30.067
Stent diameter, average (mm, x±s)2.93±0.472.96±0.400.015
Tirofiban use, n (%)135 (90)271 (92)0.511
Thrombus aspiration, n (%)96 (64)153 (52)0.015
Postprocedural TIMI grade
 0–2, n (%)25 (17)29 (10)0.037
 3, n (%)125 (83)266 (90)
MBG grade
 0 and 1, n (%)16 (11)12 (4)0.007
 2 and 3, n (%)134 (89)283 (96)
 Insufficient myocardial reperfusion, n (%)35 (23)37 (13)0.003
  • MBG, myocardial blush grade; PLR, platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio; TIMI, thrombolysis in myocardial infarction.