Table 3.

Collagen XIV image signal intensity correlates with band tightness. Correlation between immunostained image intensity in each cardiac layer and OFT diameter, which is related to band tightness, quantified by r and p-value.

Position Relative to Band	Wall Curvature	Wall Layer	r	p-Value
Downstream	Outer	Myocardium	0.82	<0.001
		Cardiac Jelly	0.71	0.002
		Endocardium	0.59	0.0164
	Inner	Myocardium	0.46	NS
		Cardiac Jelly	0.27	NS
		Endocardium	0.23	NS
Upstream	Outer	Myocardium	0.73	0.001
		Cardiac Jelly	0.45	NS
		Endocardium	0.80	<0.001
	Inner	Myocardium	0.73	0.002
		Cardiac Jelly	0.27	NS
		Endocardium	0.72	0.002

r, Pearson’s correlation coefficient; p-value determined via linear regression analysis, statistically significant values are shown in bold.