Tab. II.
Comparison of calcium deposition and plaque distribution in coronary artery segments in 164 patients with coronary calcium score > 0
LAD, n = 150 | RCA, n = 94 | CX, n = 76 | LM, n = 42 | p | |
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Number of calcium deposits (n) | 397 | 226 | 157 | 49 | < 0.001† |
Total calcium score (median [IQR]) | 46.1 (104.2) | 34.1 (90.7) | 16.8 (61.3) | 35.1 (77.2) | 0.007* |
Localization of calcium calcifications (%) | 91.5 | 57.3 | 46.3 | 25.6 | < 0.001† |
Stenosis > 50% (n/%) | 37/24.6 | 14/14.9 | 7/9.2 | 3/7.1 | < 0.001† |
Patients (n = 54) with single vessel calcifications (n/%) | 42/77.8 | 4/7.4 | 5/9.3 | 3/5.6 | < 0.001† |
– Kruskal-Wallis test
– χ2 test