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. 2016 Feb 3;18(2):224–235. doi: 10.1093/ehjci/jev323

Table 2.

CTA results stratified by ACAOS revascularization

All patients (n = 103) No Revasc (n = 83) Revasc (n = 20) P-value
ACAOS features*
 Proximal vessel morphology
  Normal 47 (46%) 43 (52%) 4 (20%) 0.06
  Oval (<50% narrowing) 28 (27%) 20 (24%) 8 (40%)
  Slit-like (≥50% narrowing) 22 (21%) 15 (18%) 7 (35%)
  Uninterpretable 6 (6%) 5 (6%) 1 (5%)
% Proximal narrowing, (Δ min diameter), median (IQR) 9% (−14%, 32%) 4% (−17%, 24%) 40% (−19%, 60%) 0.006
Length of narrowing, mm 4.2 ± 5.4 3.4 ± 5.1 7.3 ± 6.0 0.005
Interarterial course, n (%) 43 (42%) 29 (67%) 14 (33%) 0.004
Intramural, n (%)
 Not present 64 (62%) 56 (67%) 8 (40%) 0.004
 Present 31 (30%) 19 (23%) 12 (60%)
 Indeterminate 8 (8%) 8 (10%) 0 (0%)
Acute angle take-off <45°, n (%) 74 (72%) 57 (69%) 17 (85%) 0.12
Take-off level
 Below aortic valve commissure 64 (62%) 54 (65%) 10 (50%) 0.21
 At or above commissure 39 (38%) 29 (35%) 10 (50%)
Take-off type
 Separate ostia 68 (66%) 55 (66%) 13 (65%) 0.31
 Shared ostia 18 (17%) 13 (16%) 5 (25%)
 Branch vessel 15 (15%) 14 (17%) 1 (5%)
 Uninterpretable 2 (2%) 1 (1%) 1 (5%)
CAD severity, n (%)
 No CAD 45 (44%) 37 (45%) 8 (40%) 0.02
 Non-obstructive (1–49%) 34 (33%) 30 (36%) 4 (20%)
 Moderate (50–69%) 7 (7%) 7 (8%) 0 (0%)
 Severe (≥70%) 14 (14%) 7 (8%) 7 (35%)
 Uninterpretable 3 (3%) 2 (2%) 1 (5%)
Any CAD ≥50% stenosis 21 (20%) 14 (17%) 7 (35%) 0.07

CAD, coronary artery disease; CTA, computed tomographic angiography; Revasc, revascularization of anomalous coronary artery arising from the opposite sinus (ACAOS). Values are mean ± standard deviation, or n (%), unless otherwise noted.