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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2012 Sep 23;144(6):1471–1478. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.08.062

Table 1.

Least squares means (SE) of vessel diameters (mm)

Group 1 (control) Group 2 Group 3 p-value
Anterior spinal artery (ASA) 0.29±0.02 0.46±0.02 0.43±0.02 <0.0001 (1 vs 2)
<0.0001 (1 vs 3)
ASA thoracic 0.33±0.05 0.49±0.05 0.45±0.05 0.02 (1 vs 2)
0.07 [1 vs3)
ASA lumbar 0.25±0.03 0.43±0.03 0.40±0.03 0.0002 (1 vs 2)
0.0020 (1 vs 3)
Internal thoracic artery (ITA) 1.50±0.11 1.53±0.11 1.81±0.11 0.083
Intercostal arteries
(T4-T13)		 0.81±0.04 0.87±0.04 0.92±0.05 0.273
IIiolumbar artery (IL) 1.34±0.14 1.35±0.14 1.40±0.14 0.951