Figure 2.

Ultrasound parameters at baseline and follow-up. Carotid ultrasound examinations were performed at enrollment and after 12 months. At the end of the treatment, we observed a small but significant reduction in both mean-IMT and M-MAX, and improvement in carotid elasticity (m-IMT: cumulative mean of mean IMT recorded in each carotid artery segment on both sides; M-MAX: cumulative mean of maximum IMT recorded in each carotid artery segment on both sides; DC: distensibility coefficient; CC: compliance coefficient).