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Table 4 MLD in all sub-segments (n = 24)

From: The duration of balloon inflation affects the luminal diameter of coronary segments after bioresorbable vascular scaffolds deployment

MLD (mean, SD)

Sub-segment

Deployment

Long dilation

p value

 

Proximal

2.03 ± 0.27

2.22 ± 0.32

0.003

2.5 mm (n = 12)

Central

1.97 ± 0.4

2.13 ± 0.31

0.003

 

Distal

2.0 ± 0.21

2.14 ± 0.2

0.025

 

Proximal

2.49 ± 0.25

2.68 ± 0.34

0.014

3 mm (n = 8)

Central

2.3 ± 0.28

2.54 ± 0.36

0.008

 

Distal

2.48 ± 0.31

2.61 ± 0.27

0.014

 

Proximal

2.71 ± 0.17

2.95 ± 0.14

0.125

3.5 mm (n = 4)

Central

2.46 ± 0.46

2.70 ± 0.57

0.125

 

Distal

2.68 ± 0.42

2.82 ± 0.32

0.125

  1. MLD minimal luminal diameter, MR-Ratio = MLD-to-reference scaffold diameter Ratio, SD standard deviation