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Table 4 OCT Findings

From: Association of Platelet to lymphocyte ratio with non-culprit atherosclerotic plaque vulnerability in patients with acute coronary syndrome: an optical coherence tomography study

Parameters

Low PLR (n = 36)

High PLR (n = 35)

P Value

Total plaque number

69

50

 

Lesion length, mm

19.57 ± 7.94

20.88 ± 9.36

0.465

MLA, mm2

3.41 ± 2.01

3.77 ± 2.03

0.342

Maximum lipid arc, °

240.60 ± 76.69

271.73 ± 71.66

0.027

FCT, μm

119.28 ± 50.22

88.60 ± 44.70

0.001

TCFA, %

11(15.9%)

17(34.0%)

0.022

Macrophage, %

38(55.1%)

23(46.0%)

0.328

Calcification, %

32(46.4%)

25(50.0%)

0.696

Cholesterol crystal, %

7(10.1%)

6(12.0%)

0.749

Microvessel, %

26(37.7%)

21(42.0%)

0.634

Plaque rupture, %

9(13.0%)

3(6.0%)

0.208

Plaque erosion, %

0

2(4.0%)

0.094

Thrombus, %

9(13.0%)

5(10.0%)

0.611

  1. Values are mean ± SD or n (%)
  2. Abbreviations: FCT fibrous cap thickness, TCFA thin-cap fibroatheroma, MLA minimum lumen area