Evaluation of carotid artery elasticity in patients with uremia by echo tracking.
J Med Ultrason (2001)
; 45(4): 591-596, 2018 Oct.
Article
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| ID: mdl-29453675
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
The purpose of this study was to compare the carotid artery wall elasticity between patients with uremia and controls using echo tracking (ET).METHODS:
Ninety-three patients with uremia and 35 control subjects (Group A) were enrolled in this study. In the ET mode, the carotid artery elasticity parameters including stiffness index (ß), pressure-strain elasticity modulus (EP), arterial compliance (AC), and one-point pulse wave velocity (PWVß) were measured, and carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) was measured with B-mode ultrasonography. The patients were classified into three groups Group B (normal IMT), Group C (thickened IMT), and Group D (one single atheroma plaque).RESULTS:
ß, EP, and PWVß were significantly higher in Group B, C, and D (especially in group D) than those of the control group (P < 0.05), and there were significant differences between Group A and Group B, while AC was lower than in controls, but there were no statistically significant differences among the four groups.CONCLUSIONS:
ET is a noninvasive method that can demonstrate a loss in carotid artery elasticity in uremia patients with normal IMT.Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Carotid Arteries
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Elasticity Imaging Techniques
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Language:
En
Journal:
J Med Ultrason (2001)
Year:
2018
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
China