09 May 2024 : Clinical Research
Renal Dysfunction Increases Risk of Adverse Cardiovascular Events in 5-Year Follow-Up Study of Intermediate Coronary Artery Lesions
Piotr Baruś
1ABCDEF, Jaromir Hunia 1ACDEF, Rafał Kaczorowski 1ACDEF, Adrian Bednarek 1ACDEF, Dorota Ochijewicz 1ACEF, Karolina Gumiężna 1ACEF, Łukasz Kołtowski 1ACEF, Janusz Kochman 1ADE, Marcin Grabowski 1ADE, Mariusz Tomaniak 1ABCDEF*
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.943956
Med Sci Monit 2024; 30:e943956
Table 3 Lesion characteristic by optical coherence tomography.
| Variable | Plaques in renal dysfunction patients (n=30) | Plaques in no renal dysfunction patients (n=86) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Length [mm] | 11.78±8.29 | 14.57±8.85 | 0.085 |
| Minimal lumen diameter [mm] | 1.29±0.32 | 1.36 (1.21–1.51) | 0.282 |
| Minimal lumen area [mm] | 3.80±1.71 | 4.05±1.88 | 0.397 |
| Mean cap thickness over calcium [mm] | 0.10±0.07 | 0.11±0.07 | 0.697 |
| Maximal cap thickness over calcium [mm] | 1.11±0.71 | 1.13±0.86 | 0.485 |
| Mean angle of calcium [degrees] | 103.8±71.1 | 113.5±53.1 | 0.315 |
| Maximal angle of calcium [degrees] | 114.37±77.7 | 129.46±71.8 | 0.460 |
| Minimal angle of calcium [degrees] | 96.73±71.7 | 99.45±50.2 | 0.863 |
| Presence of TCFA [n, %] | 5 (16.7%) | 15 (17.6%) | 0.894 |
| Thrombus [n, %] | 2 (6.7%) | 11 (12.8%) | 0.344 |
| TCFA – thin-cap fibroatheroma. Data are presented as count (%), mean and standard deviation (±) or median and interquartile range (IQR). | |||