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Table 2 Inflammation severity score

From: Prospective study to assess the tissue response to HPC-coated p48 flow diverter stents compared to uncoated devices in the rabbit carotid artery model

Severity

Circumferential extension

< 25%

> 25–50%

> 50–70%

> 75%

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

1

1

1

2

1

1

2

2

3

2

2

3

4

4

2

3

4

4

  1. Severity was defined as: 0 = no inflammation; 1 = rare inflammatory cells present; 2 = mild infiltrate, not being the predominant component of the associated tissue; 3 = moderate infiltrate; 4 = severe circumferential infiltrate (circumferential or near circumferential)