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. 2004 Mar;90(3):324–327. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2003.015305

Table 1.

Device sizing, arterial injury scores, and metal coverage for all the sections from each group of very small (2 mm) porcine coronary arteries undergoing intervention

BiodivYsio SV NIR SV BiodivYsio standard POBA
Artery diameter (mm) 2.08 (0.02) 2.09 (0.02) 2.01 (0.02)* 2.02 (0.04)
Balloon diameter (mm) 2.50 (0.00) 2.50 (0.00) 2.50 (0.00) 2.50 (0.00)
Balloon/artery ratio 1.20 (0.01) 1.20 (0.01) 1.25 (0.01)* 1.24 (0.02)
Schwartz score 1.15 (0.15) 1.43 (0.12) 1.48 (0.10)** NA
Metal coverage (%) 31 (2) 40 (2) 48 (2)** NA

Numbers are mean (SEM).

*p<0.05; **p<0.01 compared with BiodivYsio SV.

NA, not applicable; POBA, plain old balloon angioplasty; SV, small vessel.