Table 1 Dimensional analysis. Luminal area and thickness of the native mammaria vein and grafted mammaria vein. Thickness was measured in four regions of interest with respect to the cardinal of the compass and as mean of the four regions of interest.
From: Accelerated intimal hyperplasia in aortocoronary internal mammary vein grafts in minipigs
Mammaria vein | Native | Graft | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
Luminal area (mm2) | 1.50–12.07(4.25) | 0.03–26.08(0.96) | n.s. |
Intima thickness | |||
North (μm) | 84–221(120) | 424–2469(1882) | 0.001 |
East (μm) | 74–232(146) | 839–2377(1946) | 0.001 |
South (μm) | 74–253(130) | 707–2372(1632) | 0.001 |
West (μm) | 61–246(142) | 654–2021(1375) | 0.001 |
Mean (μm) | 61–253(134) | 424–2469(1733) | 0.001 |