Association Between Hemodynamics in the Common Carotid Artery and Severity of Carotid Atherosclerosis in Patients With Essential Hypertension | Zendy

M. Y. Lee | Zendy; ChiaChin Wu | Zendy; KuangHui Yu | Zendy; ChihSheng Chu | Zendy; K. T. Lee | Zendy; S. H. Sheu | Zendy; Wen Ter Lai | Zendy

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Association Between Hemodynamics in the Common Carotid Artery and Severity of Carotid Atherosclerosis in Patients With Essential Hypertension

Author(s) -

M. Y. Lee,

ChiaChin Wu,

KuangHui Yu,

ChihSheng Chu,

K. T. Lee,

S. H. Sheu,

Wen Ter Lai

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

american journal of hypertension

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.009

H-Index - 136

eISSN - 1941-7225

pISSN - 0895-7061

DOI - 10.1038/ajh.2008.182

Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , common carotid artery , hemodynamics , pulse wave velocity , arterial stiffness , intima media thickness , pulse pressure , blood pressure , ultrasound , univariate analysis , carotid arteries , radiology , multivariate analysis

Carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) and plaque burden evaluated by B-mode ultrasound have been used as relevant indicators for carotid atherosclerosis. This study was aimed to investigate the relationship between hemodynamic parameters in the common carotid artery (CCA) and the severity of carotid atherosclerosis in untreated hypertensive patients.

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