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Table 4 N° neovessels/mm2 in the adventitia of different arteries

From: CD105 positive neovessels are prevalent in early stage carotid lesions, and correlate with the grade in more advanced carotid and coronary plaques

AHA classification

N° neovessels/mm 2

plaque area

N° neovessels/mm 2

non-plaque area

p-value

Carotids

   

Early (I-III) n = 21

2.9 ± 3.2

2.4 ± 2.4

NS

Intermediate(IV-Va) n = 17

3.0 ± 2.1

2.1 ± 2.2

NS

Coronaries

   

Early (I-III) n = 11

3.7 ± 4.4

1.7 ± 2.5

NS

Intermediate (IV-Va) n = 11

2.3 ± 1.6

0.8 ± 1.3

0.003

   Advanced (Vb-VI) n = 10

3.0 ± 2.8

2.0 ± 1.9

NS

  1. Values are mean ± SD; NS, not significant
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