Intravascular ultrasound data
| Stenting without predilatation | Stenting with predilatation | p Value | |
| EEM-CSA (mm2) | |||
| Before intervention | 15.4 (7.2) | 14.8 (5.9) | 0.72 |
| After stenting | 17.8 (7.0) | 18.3 (7.4) | 0.79 |
| L-CSA (mm2) | |||
| Before intervention | 1.8 (0.7) | 1.7 (0.6) | 0.85 |
| After stenting | 5.4 (2.5) | 5.5 (2.1) | 0.88 |
| P-CSA (mm2) | |||
| Before intervention | 13.6 (6.8) | 13.1 (5.8) | 0.72 |
| After stenting | 12.4 (5.6) | 12.8 (6.6) | 0.79 |
Values are mean (SD).
EEM-CSA, external elastic membrane cross sectional area; L-CSA, lumen cross sectional area; P-CSA, plaque cross sectional area.