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Table 2 IVUS findings

From: Macrophage accumulation within coronary arterial wall in diabetic patients with acute coronary syndrome: a study with in-vivo intravascular imaging modalities

 

DM (n = 20)

non DM (n = 20)

p value

Segment length

13.1 (9.0–19.3)

16.5 (14.0–20.0)

0.063

Lumen volume (mm3)

81.5 (55.5–121.5)

138.1 (123.8–195.8)

0.004

Vessel volume (mm3)

225.7 (137.4–285.5)

269.0 (216.8–388.4)

0.096

Plaque volume (mm3)

131.3 (80.4–160.4)

129.1 (95.9–164.7)

0.925

Plaque volume of high SS region(mm3)

58.7 (35.6–73.7)

58.8 (35.9–68.9)

1.000

Plaque volume of low SS region(mm3)

63.5 (51.9–89.9)

67.1 (51.1–92.2)

0.620

Normalized lumen volume/1 mm (mm3/mm)

7.3 (5.8–9.2)

8.4 (6.8–11.2)

0.174

Normalized vessel volume/1 mm (mm3/mm)

16.5 (14.3–22.2)

15.4 (13.6–20.4)

0.758

Total normalized plaque volume (mm3/mm)

9.5 (7.4–12.0)

7.8 (6.1–9.7)

0.068

Normalized plaque volume in high SS region (mm3/mm)

4.3 (3.4–5.6)

3.2 (2.7–4.8)

0.072

Normalized plaque volume in low SS region (mm3/mm)

5.8 (3.5–6.9)

4.5 (3.4–5.5)

0.081

  1. Values are expressed as median value (confidence interval). SS, shear stress