Table 2.
Assessment of DCB-PTA Versus PTA on Plaque Progression
DCB-PTA vs. PTA (Unadjusted) |
DCB-PTA vs. PTA (∗Adjusted) |
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Estimate | 95% Confidence Intervals | p Value | Estimate | 95% Confidence Intervals | p Value | |
Δ Total atheroma volume (mm3) | −1,14.5 | −152.4 to −76.6 | <0.001† | −114.0 | −159.6 to −68.4 | <0.001† |
Δ Percent atheroma volume (%) | −8.5 | −12.7 to −4.4 | <0.001† | −8.2 | −11.7 to −4.7 | <0.001† |
Δ Average plaque burden (%) | −7.3 | −12.1 to −2.5 | 0.005‡ | −7.0 | −11.6 to −2.4 | 0.006‡ |
Unadjusted and adjusted estimates comparing the changes in total atheroma value, percent atheroma value and plaque burden in DCB-PTA vs. PTA (measured as Δ change) derived from generalized linear regression models with 95% confidence intervals.
Abbreviations as in Table 1.
Adjusted for baseline cholesterol, C-reactive protein, and minimal lumen area, and corresponding atheroma parameter at baseline (6 weeks).
p < 0.001;
p < 0.01.