Table 3:
Comparison of regional minima/maxima of quantitative indices of coronary wall properties between 1 month and 12 months post HTx measurements (in co-registered 3 mm long segments). Mixed effect analysis employed, statistically significant differences shown in bold.
| 1-month | 12-month | Difference | Difference(%) | 1M vs. 12M (p) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intimal thickness MIN | 47.8±26.2 | 55.2±35.8 | 7.4±22.8 | 17.1%±49.7% | 0.002 |
| Intimal thickness MAX | 231.5±78.0 | 282.3±104.6 | 50.9±83.8 | 26.6%±44.3% | <0.001 |
| Medial thickness MIN | 33.2±15.1 | 32.2±15.2 | −1.0±14.7 | 3.8%±44.8% | 1.000 |
| Medial thickness MAX | 150.2±30.9 | 161.3±31.0 | 11.1±31.6 | 10.2%±25.3% | <0.001 |
| Intimal+Medial thickness MIN | 109.9±51.1 | 123.0±61.3 | 13.1±40.9 | 17.1%±50.2% | 0.007 |
| Intimal+Medial thickness MAX | 323.4±88.2 | 374.6±115.1 | 51.2±88.9 | 18.2%±30.3% | <0.001 |
| Normalized Intimal thickness MIN | 9.5±5.8 | 17.4±13.7 | 7.9±12.2 | 95.2%±123.1% | <0.001 |
| Normalized Intimal thickness MAX | 20.5±21.4 | 25.2±23.3 | 4.7±15.0 | 34.4%±76.0% | 0.004 |
| IMratio MIN | 0.46±0.20 | 0.50±0.27 | 0.03±0.21 | 13.3%±57.2% | 0.338 |
| IMratio MAX | 5.57±3.08 | 7.15±4.05 | 1.58±4.16 | 50.3%±99.2% | <0.001 |
| Intimal roughness MIN | 0.11±0.10 | 0.20±0.21 | 0.10±0.16 | 116.9%±153.4% | <0.001 |
| Intimal roughness MAX | 0.89±0.57 | 0.57±0.58 | −0.31±0.68 | −25.3%±60.1% | <0.001 |
| Medial roughness MIN | 0.11±0.10 | 0.21±0.22 | 0.10±0.18 | 111.0%±153.3% | <0.001 |
| Medial roughness MAX | 0.90±0.56 | 0.59±0.62 | −0.32±0.69 | −25.5%±56.5% | <0.001 |