Table 5.
Multivariable analysis results for the respective IVUS variables derived among the following candidate predictors: High On-Treatment Platelet Reactivity, age, gender, diabetes and chronic renal failure.
| IVUS variables and respective independent predictors | Coefficient | Standard Error | P-value | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesion length/mm | |||
| HPR | 1.58 | 0.83 | 0.0585 | 
| Max Calcium/° | |||
| HPR | 32.4 | 12.5 | 0.0101 | 
| Calcium length/mm | |||
| HPR | 1.76 | 0.70 | 0.0118 | 
| EEM volume/mm3 | |||
| HPR | 23.2 | 10.5 | 0.0284 | 
| Male gender | 31.6 | 10.9 | 0.0039 | 
| Lumen volume/mm3 | |||
| HOT PR | 7.9 | 3.3 | 0.0161 | 
| Male gender | 7.4 | 3.4 | 0.0281 | 
| Plaque&media volume/mm3 | |||
| HPR | 15.3 | 7.5 | 0.0432 | 
| Male gender | 24.2 | 7.8 | 0.0021 | 
IVUS=intravascular ultrasound, EEM=external elastic membrane