Diet Induced Mild Hypercholesterolemia in Pigs: Local and Systemic Inflammation, Effects on Vascular Injury – Rescue by High-Dose Statin Treatment
Figure 6
I/M Area and I/M Thickness ratio in injured and contralateral carotid arteries.
Atorvastatin significantly reduced I/M Area and I/M Thickness ratio compared to HCD (B-C, E-F, G-H). The degree of stenosis was significantly greater in HCD compared to STATIN pigs (I). *P<0.05.