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. 2014 Oct 16;5:68–71. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcha.2014.10.004

Table 2.

Differences in FD-OCT measurements between Stenosis with FFR > 0.80 or ≤ 0.80 (values are mean ± standard deviation).

FFR ≤ 0.80 (n = 5) FFR > 0.80 (n = 15) p value
Minimal lumen area (MLA), mm2 1.15 ± 0.25 2.8 ± 1.03 0.001
Minimal lumen diameter (MLD), mm 0.91 ± 0.11 1.50 ± 0.33 < 0.001
Proximal reference lumen area, mm2 4.15 ± 0.52 6.42 ± 2.48 0.03
Proximal reference lumen diameter, mm 2.29 ± 0.14 2.78 ± 0.52 0.03
Distal reference lumen area, mm2 10.64 ± 6.4 12.28 ± 4.67 0.27
Distal reference lumen diameter, mm 3.53 ± 1.12 3.86 ± 0.81 0.27
Percent area stenosis (%AS), % 70.2 ± 4.6 61.2 ± 13.9 0.08
Stenosis resistance (Rs), mm Hg cm− 3.s 12.3 ± 5.2 3.54 ± 2.49 < 0.001
Blood flow rate (Q), ml/s 2.54 ± 0.55 4.81 ± 1.95 0.01
Blood flow velocity, cm/s 2.23 ± 0.23 1.73 ± 0.26 < 0.001

FD-OCT = frequency domain optical coherence tomography.