FIGURE 2.
Coronary artery calcium uptake and level of atherosclerosis in Ossabaw miniature swine. (A) 41Ca:Ca ratio of right coronary artery samples of lean (n = 7) and MetS (n = 7) pigs (means ± SDs, P < 0.05). Values for 6 lean pigs and 2 MetS pigs were below the detection limit; the upper limit of detection was used for the pigs for calculating the means. (B) Coronary atheroma assessed by intravascular ultrasound. Percent wall coverage was obtained by pullback of the ultrasound catheter along the length of the coronary artery. Ca, calcium; MetS, metabolic syndrome. Adapted from reference 79 with permission.