One, two and three-dimensional ultrasound measurements of carotid atherosclerosis before and after cardiac rehabilitation: preliminary results of a randomized controlled trial

Table 6 Changes in US measurements for subjects with improved and unchanged TC/HDL

Ultrasound measurements	Improved TC/HDL		Not improved TC/HDL		p
Ultrasound measurements	n	Mean (SD)	n	Mean (SD)
∆IMT (mm)	23	0.001 (0.110)	12	0.065 (0.051)	0.28
∆TPA (cm²)	22	0 (0.25)	13	0 (0.33)	0.87
∆TPV (mm³)	20	1 (18)	11	-1(12)	1.00
∆VWV (mm³)	19	-9 (67)	9	37 (73)	1.00

BL = baseline; FU = follow-up; IMT = intima-media thickness; TPA = total plaque area; TPV = total plaque volume; VWV = vessel wall volume; TC = total cholesterol; HDL = high density lipoprotein; ∆, Delta = FU-BL.

ISSN: 1476-7120