Figure 5

Flow mediated post-ischemic endothelium-dependent vasodilatation expressed as percent increase in arterial diameter (mean ± SD) with respect to baseline values in hypercholesterolemic coronary artery disease patients under the effects of the statin Simvastatin and the ECA inhibitor Enalapril, either separately or combined. E: Enalapril, GI: Group I, GII: Group II, S: Simvastatin. * p < 0.001 vs baseline, ‡ p < 0.01 vs Baseline, † p < 0.05 vs 8 weeks, § p < 0.001 vs 8 weeks. From Esper RJ, et al.[131]