Table 1.
Estimated Young’s modulus values of the intima and wall of the atherosclerotic plaques (in kPa).
| Intima | Wall | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pressure Step 1 (10–80 mmHg) | Pressure Step 2 (80–100 mmHg) | Pressure Step 3 (100–120 mmHg) | Pressure Step 1 (10–80 mmHg) | Pressure Step 2 (80–100 mmHg) | Pressure Step 3 (100–120 mmHg) | |
| Plaque 1 | 48 | 60a | 546a | 108 | 924a | 792a |
| Plaque 2 | 18 | 72 | 90 | 36 | 528 | 696 |
| Plaque 3 | 30 | 138 | 162 | 48 | 348 | 570 |
| Plaque 4 | 6 | 1a | 1a | 186 | 1626a | 1782a |
| Plaque 5 | 4 | 186 | 174 | 330 | 1122 | 1164 |
| Plaque 6 | 36 | 144 | 168 | 144 | 714 | 1086 |
| Mean ± SD | 24 ± 17 | 100 ± 68 | 190 ± 187 | 142 ± 108 | 877 ± 459 | 1015 ± 439 |
The cases whose Young’s modulus values are indicated with superscript letter (a) where Δu rel values were significantly higher than the rest (>4.5% vs. <2%)