Table 3 Plaque wall thickness correlates positively with flow shear stress and negatively with plaque wall stress
Patient | P1 | P2 | P3 | P4 | P5 | P6 | P7 | P8 | P9 | P10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Segment length (cm) | 2.15 | 5.16 | 3.30 | 6.60 | 4.40 | 2.80 | 3.15 | 3.15 | 27.5 | 27.5 |
MPVI | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
Qts | 176 | 176 | 136 | 180 | 180 | 164 | 256 | 256 | 224 | 224 |
Correlation between vessel thickness and flow shear stress under maximum pressure | ||||||||||
r | 0.3963 | 0.2842 | 0.2982 | 0.1501 | -0.1305 | 0.377 | 0.443 | 0.456 | 0.1364 | 0.3687 |
p | 0 | 0.0001 | 0.0004 | 0.0443 | 0.0808 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0414 | 0 |
Correlation between vessel thickness and plaque wall stress under maximum pressure | ||||||||||
r | 0.0019 | -0.444 | -0.614 | -0.620 | -0.477 | -0.687 | -0.714 | -0.543 | -0.502 | -0.699 |
p | 0.9799 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Correlation between vessel thickness and flow shear stress under minimum pressure | ||||||||||
r | 0.376 | 0.313 | 0.302 | 0.119 | -0.151 | 0.378 | 0.459 | 0.436 | 0.124 | 0.368 |
p | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.113 | 0.042 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.063 | 0.000 |
Correlation between vessel thickness and plaque wall stress under minimum pressure | ||||||||||
r | 0.007 | -0.630 | -0.712 | -0.655 | -0.487 | -0.648 | -0.811 | -0.680 | -0.379 | -0.372 |
p | 0.932 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |