Compared to the control group , the treatment group showed favorable outcomes in the Fg level , carotid IMT , the detection rate of vulnerable plaques , the volume of carotid plaques , NIHSS scores , and incidence of total vascular ( 6.78 % and 2.08 % , respectively ) and cerebral vascular events ( 5.93 % and 1.04 % , respectively ) ( P < 0.05 ) .