Common carotid wall elasticity and intima-media thickness examinations by means of ultrasound

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Authors

  • T. POWAŁOWSKI Polish Academy of Sciences Institute of Fundamental Technological Research, Poland
  • Z. TRAWIŃSKI Polish Academy of Sciences Institute of Fundamental Technological Research, Poland
  • L. HILGERTNER Department of General and Thoracic Surgery, Medical Academy, Poland

Abstract

The aim of this study was to examine the relation between the intima-media thickness and the wall elasticity measured simultaneously in the same cross-section of the common carotid artery. A group of 40 persons (19 healthy and 21 with hypertension and/or atherosclerosis) aged 22 to 81 were diagnosed by means of ultrasound. A high correlation occurred between the wall stiffness coefficient α; and the intima-media thickness (r = 0.950, p < 0. 00001).

Keywords:

arterial wall elasticity, intina-media thickness, carotid artery, ultrasound

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