Title: Clinical significance of carotid intima-media thickness and plaque in essential hypertensive patients
Abstract: Objective To investigate the value of clinically diagnosing carotid atherosclerosis with ultrasound techique in patients with essential hypertension.Methods According to the level of blood pressure,56 cases were divided into two groups:hypertension group(n=38)and control group(n=18).High-frequency transducer was used to detect the carotid in all cases.All cases were received coronary angiography.Results Intima-media thickness(IMT)was significantly thicker in hypertension group,especially in the patients associated with coronary artery disease,than that in control group.The percentage of detection of arterial plaque was also higher in hypertinsion group than that in ~control group.Conclusion~IMT and plaque were useful in prediction of atheroslerosis.To examine the carotid with ultrasound technique is helpful to observe the atherosclerosis in patients with hypertension.
Publication Year: 2005
Publication Date: 2005-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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