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Table 2 Comparison of plaque incidence in left coronary bifurcation before and after PSM in RI group and no-RI group

From: Coronary computed tomography angiography study on the relationship between the Ramus Intermedius and Atherosclerosis in the bifurcation of the left main coronary artery

  

Before PSM

   

After PSM

 
 

RI group

(N = 100)

No-RI group

(N = 100)

P

 

RI group

(N = 52)

No-RI group

(N = 52)

P

LM (n%)

       

 yes

34(34.0%)

25(25.0%)

0.163#

 

15(28.8%)

18(34.6%)

0.527#

 no

66(66.0%)

75(75.0%)

 

37(71.2%)

34(65.4%)

the proximal segment of the LAD (n%)

       

 yes

77(77.0%)

53(53.0%)

< 0.001#

 

35(67.3%)

27(51.9%)

0.110#

 no

23(23.0%)

47(47.0%)

 

17(32.7%)

25(48.1%)

the proximal segment of the LCX (n%)

       

 yes

35(35.0%)

24(24.0%)

0.088#

 

14(26.9%)

16(30.8%)

0.665#

 no

65(65.0%)

76(76.0%)

 

38(73.1%)

36(69.2%)

  1. LM, left main coronary artery. LAD, left anterior descending branch. LCX, left circumflex branch. #, Chi-square test