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Figure 3 Necrotic Core Distribution Along the Left Coronary Artery According to the Length of LMS

The necrotic core peaked in the first and in the second 6-mm segment in patients with long (above median value) and short left main coronary artery (LMS), respectively. After the peak, the necrotic core decrease was more pronounced in the long than in the short LMS group. As a consequence, the necrotic core content resulted to be significantly increased in the fifth and sixth 6-mm segments in the short as compared with the long LMS group. *p < 0.05 versus short LMS.