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Figure 2 Vascular remodeling data. Compensatory enlargement was predominant remodeling type in ruptured and nonruptured plaques (66% and 48%), whereas shrinkage was most frequently observed in control plaques (48%). Data are absolute frequencies (n = 29 for each group). The remodeling pattern differed significantly among the three groups (p = 0.0002, Fisher exact test); pairwise comparison revealed significant differences between ruptured and nonruptured plaques vs. control plaques (p = 0.0001 and 0.003, respectively). Striped bars: compensatory, Black bars: no remodeling, White bars: shrinkage.