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Table 1 Micro-CT measurements of left main lumen using blood volume pre- and post-percutaneous coronary intervention (computational assessments using 3-Matic)

From: Post-procedure micro-CT analyses of coronary artery stenting in left main vessels of reanimated and perfusion-fixed human hearts

 

HH115

HH202

HH479

Pre-PCI area

7.16 mm2

10.54 mm2

12.25 mm2

Post-PCI area

11.89 mm2

17.14 mm2

19.80 mm2

% Increase

66%

63%

62%

  1. Each heart exhibited varying areas prior to percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) due to variability in heart size as well as extent of vessel disease, thus measurements were normalized by calculating overall percent increases in vessel lumen areas
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