Table 5. Comparison of plaque features between MLA groups for each segment.

	Proximal		p value	Mid		p value	Distal		p value
	MLA <4.0	MLA ≥4.0		MLA <4.0	MLA ≥4.0		MLA <4.0	MLA ≥4.0
VH-TCFA	12 (40.0)	10 (33.3)	0.592	12 (40.0)	16 (53.3)	0.432	5 (16.7)	5 (16.7)	1.000
Plaque rupture	13 (43.3)	14 (46.7)	0.795	24 (80.0)	23 (76.7)	0.754	0	7 (23.3)	0.011
Thrombus	19 (63.3)	18 (60.0)	0.791	27 (90.0)	30 (100.0)	0.237	9 (30.0)	16 (53.3)	0.067

Values are number (%).

MLA = minimum lumen area; VH-TCFA = virtual histology intravascular ultrasound-derived thin-cap fibroatheroma.