Table 2. OCT characteristics.
| Lesion characteristics | N=70 | ||
| Lipid plaque, n (%) | 2 (3) | ||
| Calcified plaque, n (%) | 4 (6) | ||
| Fibrous plaque, n (%) | 12 (17) | ||
| Mixed plaque, n (%) | 52 (74) | ||
| Thrombus, n (%) | 4 (6) | ||
| Minimal lumen area, mm2 | 3.1 (1.9-4.3) | ||
| Lesion length, mm | 19 (14-27) | ||
| Area stenosis, % | 76 (63-84) | ||
| Pre-PCI analysis | Prox. ref. segment | Dist. ref. segment | p-value |
| Mean luminal diameter, mm | 4.0 (3.7-4.3) | 3.0 (2.5-3.3) | <0.001 |
| Max luminal diameter, mm | 4.5 (4.1-4.9) | 3.2 (2.9-3.7) | <0.001 |
| Min luminal diameter, mm | 3.5 (3.2-3.9) | 2.8 (2.3-3.0) | <0.001 |
| Luminal area, mm2 | 12.5 (10.7-14.2) | 6.9 (5.1-8.7) | <0.001 |
| EEL/EEL diameter, mm | 4.9 (4.5-5.5) | 3.7 (3.4-4.2) | <0.001 |
| Final post-PCI analysis | Prox. stent segment | Dist. stent segment | p-value |
| Minimal stent area, mm2 | 11.6 (9.6-14.3) | 6.7 (5.7-8.3) | <0.001 |
| Expansion, % | 94 (83-113) | 101 (87-119) | 0.61 |
| Significant malapposition, n (%) | 13 (18) | 8 (11) | 0.24 |
| Significant plaque protrusion, n (%) | 38 (54) | 47 (68) | 0.12 |
| Any edge dissection, n (%) | 5 (7) | 21 (30) | <0.001 |
| Significant edge dissection, n (%) | 1 (1) | 6 (9) | 0.05 |
| Thrombus, n (%) | 1 (2) | 1 (2) | 1 |