Table 4 Histologic comparison of vessel injury and healing
Implant group | Injury score | Thrombus score | Intimal/medial fibrin score | Inflammation score | Giant cells score | RBCs score | Intimal coverage | Adventitial inflammation score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
p48 MW HPC (n = 8) | 0.46 ± 0.43 | 0.04 ± 0.12 | 0.00 ± 0.00 | 2.12 ± 0.75 | 2.04 ± 0.84 | 0.00 ± 0.00 | Complete | 0.13 ± 0.25 |
Uncoated P48 MW (n = 8) | 0.54 ± 0.35 | 0.00 ± 0.00 | 0.00 ± 0.00 | 1.96 ± 0.79 | 1.96 ± 0.79 | 0.00 ± 0.00 | Complete | 0.08 ± 0.24 |
p value | 0.737 | 0.317 | 1.000 | 0.707 | 0.789 | 1.000 | NA | 0.589 |