Fig. 5.

GBE did not prevent aortic rupture and progressive aortic dilation in AngII-infused mice. a Kaplan–Meier curves of survival (n = 32). b Death due to aortic rupture was confirmed with necropsy. c Maximal diameter of suprarenal aortas was determined by in vivo ultrasound imaging and measured by Image-Pro Plus software (Mann–Whitney rank sum test, *P < 0.001 vs. day 0). All values were presented as the means ± SEM. d Maximal external width of the suprarenal aorta was measured by Image-Pro Plus software. GBE represented Ginkgo biloba extracts (n = 7), CTL represented the control (n = 7)