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Table 4 Primary endpoint. Neointimal characterization by OCT

From: Effects of angiotensin receptor blockers on neointimal characteristics in angina patients requiring stent implantation: optical coherence tomography analysis

 

ARB Group (n = 162)

Non-ARB Group (n = 245)

P value

Analyzing patterns

 Number of lesions analyzed

89

132

 

 Homogenous pattern

40 (44.9%)

47 (35.6%)

<0.001

 Layered pattern

15 (16.8%)

14 (10.6%)

<0.001

 Heterogeneous pattern

1 (1.1%)

10 (7.6%)

<0.001

Analyzing with Image Pro

 Number of lesions analyzed

57

81

 

 Macrophage (%)

0.98

1.23

0.225

 Cholesterol plaque (%)

0.01

0.00

0.355

 Fibrous plaque (%)

55.63

58.36

0.479

 Proteoglycan rich plaque (%)

26.4

25.7

0.705

 Calcified plaque (%)

0.21

0.11

0.568

 Lipid plaque (%)

16.73

13.28

0.198

 Neovascularization (%)

0.04

0.19

0.217

  1. OCT optical coherence tomography
  2. Values are expressed as mean ± SD for quantitative variables or as n (%) for qualitative variables
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