Profiles of aortic lumen perimeters.

<p>Media thickness increased significantly by week 15 in Group A (a); Intimal hyperplasia increased significantly by week 7 in the Aneurysm groups. Group A increased significantly by week 15 compared with Group B. (b); IMT increased significantly by week 7 in Group A (c); IMR increased significantly by week 15 in the Aneurysm groups (d). * <i>p</i> < 0.05, ** <i>p</i> < 0.01, *** <i>p</i> < 0.0001. IMR = intima-media ratio; IMT = intima-media thickness.