Table 4.
Plaque burden, composition, and distribution in patients with atherosclerotic disease of the ascending aorta.
| Patients with atherosclerotic disease in the ascending aorta (n = 159) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Any plaque number of patients (%) | Calcified plaque number of patients (%) | Mixed plaque number of patients (%) | p | |
| Plaque distribution proximal section | ||||
| Anterior | 53/159 (33.3) | 43/159 (27.0) | 10/159 (6.3) | < 0.001 |
| Right | 18/159 (11.3) | 14/159 (8.8) | 4/159 (2.5) | |
| Left | 65/159 (40.9) | 60/159 (37.7) | 5/159 (3.2) | |
| Posterior | 28/159 (17.6) | 25/159 (15.7) | 3/159 (1.9) | |
| Plaque distribution distal section | ||||
| Anterior | 36/159 (22.6) | 24/159 (15.1) | 12/159 (7.5) | < 0.001 |
| Right | 27/159 (17.0) | 18/159 (11.3) | 9/159 (5.7) | |
| Left | 47/159 (29.5) | 39/159 (24.5) | 8/159 (5.0) | |
| Posterior | 62/159 (39.0) | 46/159 (28.9) | 16/159 (10.1) | |
| Number of affected segments | ||||
| 1 | 80/159 (50.3) | 82/159 (51.6) | 20/159 (12.6) | < 0.001 |
| 2 | 40/159 (25.2) | 29/159 (18.2) | 9/159 (5.7) | |
| 3 | 17/159 (10.7) | 17/159 (10.7) | 0/159 | |
| 4 | 5/159 (3.2) | 3/159 (1.9) | 0/159 | |
| 5 | 5/159 (3.2) | 4/159 (2.5) | 2/159 (1.3) | |
| 6 | 7/159 (4.4) | 5/159 (3.2) | 2/159 (1.3) | |
| 7 | 2/159 (1.3) | 0/159 | 1/159 (0.6) | |
| 8 | 3/159 (1.9) | 2/159 (1.3) | 0/159 | |
| Total | = 336 segments | = 336 segments | ||
Any plaque, patients with either calcified and/or mixed plaques; p, calcified versus mixed plaque.