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Table 5 Angiographic follow-up

From: Combining short stent implantation and drug-eluting stenting for routine use yields a low restenosis rate

Variable

All lesions n = 215

Percent diameter stenosis

33 ± 20

Minimum lumen diameter (mm)

2.3 ± 0.6

Late loss (mm)

0.58 ± 0.5

Loss index

26 ± 15

Net gain (mm)

1.5 ± 0.7

Net gain index

51 ± 24

Neo-plaque area (mm2)

1.8 ± 3.5

Net plaque reduction (mm2)

6.2 ± 4

Restenosis (%)

18 (8.4%)

  1. Net gain index: Net gain / vessel size × 100.
  2. Neo-plaque area: Plaque area at follow-up minus final plaque area.
  3. Net plaque reduction: plaque area before minus plaque area at follow-up.
  4. Loss index: Late loss / acute gain * 100
  5. ± : Standard deviation.