Table II.

Intravascular ultrasound imaging at baseline and follow-up

	EEM CSA [mm2]	Minimal lumen CSA [mm2]	P&M area [mm2]	Plaque Burden [%]	Soft plaque n (%)	Fibrous plaque n (%)	Coronary thrombus n (%)	Plaque rupture n (%)
Baseline	13.79 ±3.19	5.63 ±2.51	8.17 ±2.55	61.41 ±10.34	43 (86.0%)	5 (10.0%)	7 (20%)	5 (14%)
Follow-up	14.07 ±2.10	6.32 ±2.42	7.70 ±2.19	56.94 ±8.47	18 (36.0%) 30	(60.0%) 0	(0%) 0	(0%)
Value of p	NS	< 0.01	< 0.05	< 0.01	< 0.01	< 0.01	< 0.01	< 0.01

CSA – cross-sectional area, EEM – external elastic membrane, P&M area – plaque and media cross-sectional area