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
  • L. Hilgertner Department of General and Thoracic Surgery, Medical Academy
  • Z. Trawiński Polish Academy of Sciences Institute of Fundamental Technological Research

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 [ampersand]alpha; and the intima-media thickness (r=0.950, p[ampersand]lt;0.00001).

Keywords:

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