13 August 2020>: Clinical Research
High versus Low Mechanical Index Imaging Diagnostic Ultrasound in Patients with Myocardial Infarction: A Therapeutic Application Study
Zongbao Niu 1ABF , Xiaolan Lv 1CDF , Jianhua Zhang 2ABCF , Tianping Bao 3DEFDOI: 10.12659/MSM.923583
Med Sci Monit 2020; 26:e923583
Table 2 Coronary angiography characteristics.
Characteristics | Cohorts | Comparisons between cohorts | ||
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Ultrasound diagnosis | Low acoustic energy | High acoustic energy | ||
Numbers of patients | 199 | 251 | ||
Total number of infarct vessels | 235 | 300 | P-value | |
Type of infarct vessel(s)/patient | Single vessel | 168 (84) | 209 (83) | 0.945 |
Two vessels | 26 (13) | 35 (14) | ||
Three vessels | 5 (3) | 7 (3) | ||
Infarct locations | Left anterior descending | 88 (38) | 114 (38) | 0.594 |
Right coronary artery | 78 (33) | 109 (36) | ||
Left circumflex territories | 69 (29) | 77 (26) | ||
Data are represented as the frequency (percentage). The Fischer’s exact test was performed for statistical analyses. |