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Table 3 Comparison of plaque morphology and components between eccentric and concentric lesions

From: The association of lesion eccentricity with plaque morphology and components in the superficial femoral artery: a high-spatial-resolution, multi-contrast weighted CMR study

 

Eccentricity

 
 

Eccentric

Concentric

P Value

 

(mean ± SD)

(mean ± SD)

 

Lumen area, mm 2

15.3 ± 8.35

13.2 ± 8.8

0.078

Wall area, mm 2

38.8 ± 14.9

26.4 ± 10.5

0.019

Mean wall thickness, mm

1.98 ± 0.61

1.53 ± 0.31

<0.001

Max wall thickness, mm

3.39 ± 1.45

1.94 ± 0.45

<0.001

Min wall thickness, mm

1.02 ± 0.19

1.19 ± 0.24

<0.001

Calcification, mm2*

4.90 ± 5.91

1.76 ± 0.55

0.002

% Calcification*

10.1 ± 7.95

5.40 ± 1.34

0.002

  1. * Only locations that exhibited calcification were included; N = 73 for eccentric, N = 11 for concentric.
  2. % Calcification = (calcification area/Wall area) × 100
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Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance

ISSN: 1532-429X

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