Optical Coherence Tomography Analysis of Attenuated Plaques Detected by Intravascular Ultrasound in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes

Table 3

Optical coherence tomography findings.

	Attenuated plaque	Nonattenuated plaque	P value
	(𝑛=41)	(𝑛=63)
Lesion type
Lipidic	36 (88)	31 (49)	<0.001
Fibrocalcific	5 (12)	26 (42)	0.002
Fibrotic	0 (0)	6 (9)	0.042
TCFA	20 (48)	10 (16)	<0.001
Plaque rupture	18 (44)	7 (11)	<0.001
Thrombus	22 (54)	11 (17)	<0.001

Values are given as n (%). TCFA: thin-cap fibroatheroma.