Title: Ultrasound Evaluation of Peripheral Atherosclerosis in Hypertention and Ischemia Cerebrovascular Disease
Abstract: Objective To evaluate the clinical significance of peripheral atherosclerosis in patients with hypertention and ischemia cerebrovascular disease using vascular ultrasound,meanwhile analyze common position and the stenosis degree. Methods Carotid intima-media thickness(IMT),total plaque score,plaque area and cerebral blood flow were measured by vascular ultrasound in 60 patients with hypertention and ischemia cerebrovascular disease,and 30 patients without cardiovascular disease(the control).Results Carotid IMT,total plaque score and plaque area were higher in patients with hypertention and ischemia cerebrovascular disease than those of the control,and IMT was related to hypertention.The stenosis degree of the common carotid artery,internal carotid artery and vertebral artery in the patients with cerebrovascular disease were more severe than those of the control(P0.05).Doppler imaging showed that the blood flow of the common carotid artery,internal carotid artery,vertebral and cerebral arteries in the patients with cerebrovascular were greatly decreased than those of the control(P0.05).There was negative correlation between the total cerebral blood flow and occurrence of cerebrovascular disease.Conclusion The detection of peripheral atherosclerosis and plaque in patients with hypertention and ischemia cerebrovascular disease by vascular ultrasound was helpful for understanding the course and prognosis of disease,which was significant in the clinical.
Publication Year: 2006
Publication Date: 2006-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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