Table I.

Mean ± SD histomorphometric parameters.

		HF/HC Diet				Normal Diet
		G1 (n=6)	G2 (n=6)	G3 (n=7)	G4 (n=6)	G5 (n=7)	G6 (n=7)	p**
Area Measurements	Artery Area (mm2)	5.32 ± 0.38	5.37 ± 0.54	5.36 ± 0.53	5.46 ± 0.53	5.64 ± 0.41	5.80 ± 0.62	0.172
	Medial Area (mm2)	0.34 ± 0.04	0.37 ± 0.06	0.38 ± 0.06	0.37 ± 0.09	0.39 ± 0.04	0.36 ± 0.06	0.097
	Neointimal Area (mm2)	0.95 ± 0.19*	0.68 ± 0.21*	0.88 ± 0.13	0.79 ± 0.14	0.81 ± 0.14‡	0.56 ± 0.2‡	<0.05
	Lumen Area (mm2)	4.03 ± 0.36	4.32 ± 0.53	4.10 ± 0.43	4.30 ± 0.46	4.44 ± 0.49	4.87 ± 0.61	0.116
	Stent Area (mm2)	5.12 ± 0.38	5.16 ± 0.50	5.17 ± 0.50	5.27 ± 0.49	5.43 ± 0.39	5.57 ± 0.59	0.18
Stenotic Parameters	Neointimal Thickness (mm)	0.13 ± 0.03	0.09 ± 0.03	0.12 ± 0.02	0.11 ± 0.02	0.11 ± 0.02‡	0.07 ± 0.03‡	<0.05
	Lumen Area / Artery Area	0.76 ± 0.04§	0.81 ± 0.04§	0.77 ± 0.02	0.79 ± 0.02	0.79 ± 0.04†	0.84 ± 0.03†	<0.05
	Area Stenosis (%)	19 ± 4*	14 ± 4*	18 ± 3	16 ± 3	16 ± 4‡	11 ± 4‡	<0.05

^*G1 increased vs. G2 p < 0.05

^§G1 decreased vs. G2 p < 0.05

^‡G5 increased vs. G6 p < 0.05

^†G5 decreased vs. G6 p < 0.05

G1 = Fractured DES, HF/HC Diet

G2 = Intact DES, HF/HC Diet

G3 = Fractured Pre-Eluted, HF/HC Diet

G4 = Intact Pre-Eluted, HF/HC Diet

G5 = Fractured DES, Normal Diet

G6 = Intact DES, Normal Diet

^**Complete statistical summary provided in Table A-III