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Table 4 Histopathology composition and distribution of findings

From: Comparative vascular responses three months after paclitaxel and everolimus-eluting stent implantation in streptozotocin-induced diabetic porcine coronary arteries

  

Xience V

Taxus

Strut/IEL gap

Incidence

1/11

7/11

 

Percentage

5.6

36.9 ± 32.9

Peri-strut hemorrhage

Incidence

------

2/11

 

Percentage

------

11.3 ± 10.7

Peri-strut plasma

Incidence

11/11

3/11

 

Grade

1.35 ± 20.6

0.78 ± 0.39

Marginated/subendothelial leukocytes

Incidence

4/11

10/11

 

Grade

0.46 ± 0.16

1.00 ± 0.52

Neointimal neovascularization

Incidence

------

5/11

 

Grade

------

0.80 ± 0.18

Medial necrosis

Incidence

------

7/11

 

Grade

------

0.52 ± 0.26

Adventitial inflammation

Incidence

------

1/11

 

Grade

------

0.33

Adventitial fibrosis

Incidence

------

------

 

Grade

------

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  1. Incidence results are presented as # of stents with findings/total number of stents.
  2. Mean grade or percentage results are presented as mean grade or percentage of affected struts per group ± standard deviation.
  3. n = 11 for Xience V, n = 11 for Taxus.