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4.The carotid intima-media wall thickness (IMT), crouse score and plaque incidence were measured.
5.Intima-media thickness, inner diameter, plaque occurrence and Crouse score of these arteries were calculated.
6.Anterior aortic wall tissue velocities (Sao) was not correlated with intima-media thickness (r =-0.26, P =0.15).
10.The intima-media thickness (IMT),lumen acoustic densitometry (AII-L), intima-media acoustic densitometry (AII-I),adventitia acoustic densitometry (A II-A),plaque acoustic densitometry (AII-P) and corrected acoustic densitometry value (AIIc) of the carotid and femoral artery were measured with ultrasound be fore and after treatment.

