Coronary Atherosclerotic Plaque Vulnerability Rather than Stenosis Predisposes to Non-ST Elevation Acute Coronary Syndromes

Table 4

Intravascular ultrasound characteristics of coronary lesions.

Lesions structure	NSTE-ACS group	Stable angina group	value
Fibrosis (%)	51.67 ± 7.07	70.37 ± 11.7	0.001
Lipidosis (%)	21.8 ± 7.03	7.26 ± 3.47	0.001
Necrosis (%)	18.08 ± 10.19	15.83 ± 4.9	0.02
Calcification (%)	10.4 ± 5.2	4.19 ± 3.29	0.001