Table 1:

Corrected thickness, stiffness and tensile strength for the normal and supported carotid arteries

Sheep	Corrected thickness (mm)		Stiffness		Tensile strength (N/cm2)
	Normal	Supported	Normal	Supported	Normal	Supported
1	0.66	1.13	1.11	2.83	206.29	1359.94
2	0.69	1.62	1.61	2.58	211.43	1057.21
3		1.66		3.27		1128.94
4	0.64	1.20	1.33	1.38	170.22	370.21
5	0.74	1.68	1.20	4.53	167.21	863.44
Mean	0.68	1.34	1.31	2.92	188.79	955.95
P-value	<0.001		0.029		0.010