TABLE 2.
Results of IHC of the vascular tissue specimens obtained from the study patients
| Specimen and antigen | No. of specimens positive/no. of specimens tested (%)a
|
P valueb | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clarithromycin group | Placebo group | ||
| Coronary atheroma | |||
| MOMP | 10/14 (71.4) | 10/17 (58.8) | 0.47 |
| LPS | 0/14 (0) | 1/17 (5.9) | 0.36 |
| Old coronary graftc | |||
| MOMP | 6/6 (100) | 5/6 (83.3) | 0.30 |
| LPS | 0/6 (0) | 0/6 (0) | 1.0 |
| Mammary artery | |||
| MOMP | 22/28 (78.6) | 30/38 (78.9) | 0.97 |
| LPS | 0/28 (0) | 0/38 (0) | 1.0 |
| Saphenal vein | |||
| MOMP | 21/32 (65.6) | 32/39 (82.1) | 0.11 |
| LPS | 0/32 (0) | 0/39 (0) | 1.0 |
| Total | |||
| MOMP | 59/80 (73.7) | 77/100 (77.0) | 0.69 |
| LPS | 0/80 (0) | 1/100 (1.0) | 1.0 |
a
More than one specimen was obtained from some patients.
b
A P value <0.05 is considered statistically significant.
c
Obstructed old bypass graft from earlier CABG procedure.