Table 1 QCA results at 14 day of stent implantation.

From: Evaluation of promoting effect of a novel Cu-bearing metal stent on endothelialization process from in vitro and in vivo studies

QCA results

316L-BMS (n = 8)

DES (n = 8)

316L-Cu-BMS(n = 8)

F

P-value

RVD (mm)

2.51 ± 0.23

2.66 ± 0.32

2.65 ± 0.22

0.760

0.479

DR

1.21 ± 0.12

1.20 ± 0.16

1.09 ± 0.10

2.313

0.123

I-MLD (mm)

2.59 ± 0.25

2.77 ± 0.15

2.75 ± 0.18

1.935

0.168

R-MLD (mm)

2.37 ± 0.20

2.49 ± 0.24

2.47 ± 0.18

0.697

0.509

LL (mm)

0.22 ± 0.35

0.27 ± 0.20

0.28 ± 0.25

0.128

0.880

  1. RVD: reference vessel diameter; DR: dilated ratio; I-MLD: minimal lumen diameter immediately after implantation; R-MLD: minimal lumen diameter of repeat angiography; LL: lumen loss.
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