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Table 3 Intravascular imaging findings

From: Comparison of optical coherence tomography-guided and intravascular ultrasound-guided rotational atherectomy for calcified coronary lesions

 

OCT-guided RA (33 lesions)

IVUS -guided RA (51 lesions)

P value

Maximum calcium angle, °

360 (300,360)

360(360,360)

0.204

Length of calcium, mm

29.9 ± 14.3

25.3 ± 10.9

0.100

Proximal reference

   

MLD, mm

2.9 ± 0.3

3.1 ± 0.3

0.015

Max LD, mm

3.4 ± 0.3

3.6 ± 0.6

0.069

 lm CSA, mm2

8.5 ± 1.7

9.1 ± 1.8

0.131

Distal reference

   

MLD, mm

2.3 ± 0.3

2.6 ± 0.4

0.014

Max LD, mm

2.7 ± 0.4

2.9 ± 0.3

0.005

 lm CSA, mm2

5.3 ± 2.0

6.0 ± 1.6

0.044

Mean reference lumen CSA, mm2

6.8 ± 1.5

7.6 ± 1.5

0.032

Lesion MLD, mm

1.3 ± 0.3

1.5 ± 0.2

0.001

Lesion Max LD, mm

1.8 ± 0.5

1.9 ± 0.4

0.234

Lesion lumen CSA, mm2

1.9 ± 1.2

2.4 ± 0.6

0.043

Minimum stent area, mm2

5.6 ± 1.3

5.7 ± 1.2

0.883

stent expansion, %

82 ± 8

75 ± 9

0.001

  1. OCT, Optical coherence tomography; IVUS, Intravascular ultrasound; RA, rotational atherectomy; MLD, Minimum lumen diameter; Max LD, Maximum lumen diameter; CSA, cross-sectional area