Effect of 1,5-anhydroglucitol levels on culprit plaque rupture in diabetic patients with acute coronary syndrome

Table 2 Culprit lesion characteristics assessed by angiography and intravascular ultrasound

Variables	Rupture	Non-rupture	P value
n	49	95
Angiographic analysis
Culprit lesion			0.694
LM	2 (2.6)	5 (5.3)
LAD	20 (34.2)	38 (40.4)
LCX	9 (15.8)	16 (16.0)
RCA	18 (47.4)	36 (38.3)
Lesion location			0.579
Ostial	2(2.6)	6 (6.4)
Proximal	18 (34.2)	33 (35.1)
Mild	23 (52.6)	44 (46.8)
Distal	6 (10.5)	12 (11.7)
3-vessel disease	21 (42.9)	33 (34.7)	0.340
IVUS analysis
EEM CSA (mm²)	20.9 ± 6.4	19.4 ± 5.4	0.106
Lumen CSA (mm²)	4.3 ± 1.4	4.2 ± 1.0	0.585
P&M CSA (mm²)	16.6 ± 5.9	15.1 ± 5.4	0.164
Plaque burden (%)	78.6 ± 8.0	76.8 ± 8.3	0.209
Length (mm)	19.0 ± 5.4	18.6 ± 6.8	0.688
Volume (mm³)	135.7 ± 55.3	127.4 ± 58.5	0.402
Remodeling index	1.01 ± 0.15	0.97 ± 0.17	0.196

Data are given as number (percentage) for categorical variables and mean ± standard deviation
LM left main coronary artery, LAD left anterior descending coronary artery, LCX left circumflex coronary artery, RCA right coronary artery, IVUS intravascular ultrasound, EEM external elastic membrane, CSA cross-sectional areas, P&M plaque plus media

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