Table 2. OCT findings.
Finding | BMS1 (n = 7) | BMS2 (n = 6) | SES (n = 10) | p Value |
No of stents | 8 | 6 | 13 | |
Total stent struts | 1465 | 1242 | 2425 | |
Side branch struts | 3 | 7 | 24 | |
Complete apposition | 1462 | 1235 | 2358 | <0.0001* |
Incomplete apposition | 0 | 0 | 43 | |
Strut covered | 1457 | 1231 | 1990 | <0.0001** |
Strut uncovered | 5 | 4 | 368 | |
Maximal NIT (mm) | 0.59 (0.36) | 0.61 (0.27) | 0.12 (0.07) | <0.0001† |
Minimal NIT (mm) | 0.20 (0.18) | 0.22 (0.15) | 0.04 (0.02) | <0.0001‡ |
* SES vs BMS1 and BMS2, p <0.0001;**SES vs BMS1 and BMS2, p<0.0001; †within three groups, p<0.0001, BMS1 vs BMS2, p = NS; ‡within three groups, p<0.0001, BMS1 vs BMS2, p = 0.028.