Title: Detection of carotid by ultrasound in coronary atherosclerotic heart disease of elderly patients
Abstract: Objective To investigate the relationship between carotid and coronary atherosclerosis disease of elderly patients.Methods Totally 46 elderly patients were divided into control group,angina pectoris group and myocardial infarction group according to arteriongraphy results,or normal group(control group),coronary artery diseased simplex vessel group and coronary artery diseased multivessel group according to atherosclerotic range and degree.Ultrasonic artery examination was taken on carotid.Results Among the 46 patients,the intima-medial thickness and incidence of atheromatous plaque of carotid in patients with positive coronary angiography were significantly higher than the subjects with negative coronary angiography(P0.05).Among the positive coronary angiography,the intima-medial thickness in those with multivessel coronary disease was significantly thicker than those with simplex vessel coronary disease(P0.05). Conclusion There is a close relationship between carotid and coronary atherosclerosis.Carotid artery is an ideal superficial window to discover the coronary atherosclerotic lesions.Carotid ultrasound could help to predict the presence of coronary artery stenosis.
Publication Year: 2006
Publication Date: 2006-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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