Endothelial dysfunction and arterial wall thickness was assessed in rabbits after 8 weeks of high cholesterol diet.

<p>(a) Vascular ultrasound of the right common artery: The bars show increases of luminal diameter of the right common carotid artery [%] compared to baseline after infusion of three doses of acetylcholine in the Revacept and control groups. (b) Wall thickness of the right common carotid artery [mm] in rabbits. The mean ± SEM of 8 animals are shown. * indicates significant difference of p<0.05 versus cholesterol-fed, atherosclerotic control rabbits, and ** p<0.01 versus healthy rabbits (ANOVA).