| P value | Patients without complications (n = 89) | Patients with complications (n = 29) | Characteristics |
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| Type of procedure, % (No.) |
| 0.8 | 17% (15) | 3% (1) | Diagnostic |
| 82% (73) | 97% (28) | Stent | |
| 1% (1) | 0 | Balloon | |
| 0.22 | 33.54 | 40.34 | Length of procedure, (minutes) |
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| Type of heparin used, % (No.) |
| 0.15 | 11% (10) | 24% (7) | Sodium heparin |
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| 89% (79) | 76% (22) | Unfractioned heparin |
| 0.82 | 9189 | 9262 | Units of heparin used |
| 0.04* | 10% (9) | 28% (8) | Glycoprotein ΙΙb/ΙΙΙa inhibitors, % (No.) |
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| Size of femoral sheath, % (No.) |
| 0.77 | 97% (86) | 93% (27) | 6 |
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| 3% (3) | 7% (2) | 7 |
| 0.13 | 30.2 | 28.9 | Length of PCI procedure, minutes |
| 0.66 | 151 | 150 | Systolic blood pressure, mean, mm Hg |
| 0.57 | 82 | 84 | Diastolic blood pressure, mean, mm Hg |