Table 2.
Optical coherence tomography findings
| M1 after HTx | M12 after HTx | Change (M12 - M1) | P-value (after Bonferroni correction) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean luminal area (mm2) | 9.0±2.5 | 8.0±2.4 | −1.0±1.5 | <0.001 |
| Mean intimal thickness (μm) | 106.5±40.4 | 130.1±53.0 | 23.6± 30.3 | <0001 |
| Maximal intimal thickness (μm) | 174.5±92.3 | 223.3±106.9 | 79.1±71.3 | <0.001 |
| Mean medial thickness (μm) | 82.2±22.0 | 83.7±21.2 | 1.5±11.7 | 1 |
| Mean intimal+medial thickness (μm) | 188.7±58.6 | 213.8±70.2 | 25.1±37.7 | <0.001 |
| Max intimal+medial thickness (μm) | 274.3±107.7 | 324.5±122.0 | 87.0±79.3 | <0.001 |
| Mean intimal/medial ratio | 1.4±0.3 | 1.6±0.4 | 0.3±0.3 | <0.001 |
HTx – heart transplant; M – month; mm – millimetres; μm – micrometres