Table 3 –

Thrombus characteristics on a frame level

Variable	Plaque rupture (n=160)	Stent thrombosis (n=16)	Plaque erosion (n=6)	Fresh thrombus (n=182)	Healing coronary thrombus (n=141)	P value †
Culprit lesion	149 (93)	16 (100)	0 (0)	165 (91)	33 (23)	<0.001
Lumen area (mm2)	2.80 (1.75–4.46)	6.17 (5.55–7.26)	1.93 (1.70–2.36)	2.89 (1.83–5.19)	5.34 (3.40–10.55)	0.069
Mean lumen diameter (mm)	1.89 (1.49–2.38)	2.80 (2.66–3.04)	1.57 (1.47–1.73)	1.92 (1.53–2.57)	2.61 (2.08–3.67)	0.068
Minimum lumen diameter (mm)	1.39 (1.07–1.94)	1.95 (1.68–2.32)	1.41 (1.34–1.61)	1.45 (1.11–1.95)	2.22 (1.84–3.02)	0.028
Maximum lumen diameter (mm)	2.34 (1.87–3.06)	3.48 (3.25–3.56)	1.73 (1.62–1.87)	2.39 (1.87–3.18)	2.97 (2.20–4.17)	0.092
Thrombus area (mm2)	0.39 (0.18–0.58)	0.48 (0.15–0.62)	0.07 (0.03–0.11)	0.38 (0.17–0.58)	0.61 (0.33–0.95)	0.070
Birefringence (Δn)	0.22 (0.15–0.30)	0.14 (0.12–0.19)	0.25 (0.22–0.28)	0.22 (0.14–0.29)	0.45 (0.38–0.59)	0.006
Depolarization	0.06 (0.05 (0.09)	0.05 (0.03–0.23)	0.20 (0.15–0.23)	0.06 (0.05–0.09)	0.07 (0.05–0.09)	0.330
Ischemic time (hours)*	24 (18–39)	96 (2–96)	-	24 (17–49)	195 (169–195)	0.118

Values are median (IQR) or n (%).

^#fresh thrombus is comprised of plaque ruptures, erosions and stent thrombosis.

^†fresh thrombus as compared to HCT.