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Purpose To explore the application of vascular echo tracking technology in early stage vascular lesions of type 2 diabetes mellitus combined with proteinuria with normal intima and medial membrane of femoral artery,in order to provide evidence for early clinical intervention and to reduce complications of diabetes patients.Materials and Methods Fifty-two patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus diagnosed in Longgang Central Hospital from March 2015 to July 2016 were selected,20in proteinuria group and 32 in group without proteinuria.30 patients at the same stage with normal physical examination results were selected as control group.Vascular echo-tracking technology was used to check femoral arterial elasticity on both sides of the examinee,including stiffness parameter (β),pressure-strain elasticity modulus (Ep),arterial compliance (AC),augmentation index (AI) and one-point pulse wave velocity (PWVβ).Results ① Ep,β and PWVβ of femoral artery in diabetes patients were higher than those in control group,and AC was lower than that in control group.The differences was of statistical significance (P＜0.05).There was no statistical difference in AI between the two groups (P＞0.05).② Ep,β and PWVβ of femoral artery for patients in proteinuria group were higher than those in group without proteinuria and AC was also lower.The difference was of statistical significance (P＜0.05).There was no statistical difference in AI between the two groups (P＞0.05).③ After judgment and analysis,AC and diastolic blood pressure were of statistical significance for judgment,and sensitivity was 92.3％ and specificity 100.0％ when adopting its function to diagnose diabetes femoral arterial elasticity.Conclusion Vascular echo-tracking technology can accurately assess femoral elasticity for diabetes patients and is of great significance in early preventive treatment of diseases.The appearance ofproteinuria indicates that vascular elasticity function decreases dramatically.
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Objective To observe the changes of artery elasticity in patients with High-Normal Blood Pressure(HNBP) by ET, and search bound values in diagnosis by ROC. Methods Comparative analysis of artery IMT and β, Ep, AC, PWVβ with HNBP and normal group, which were analyzed by ROC. Results Compared with the normal group, β, Ep, PWVβ were increased in HNBP group, AC was lower significantly. Conclusion The peripheral artery elasticity have reduced before the artery IMT didn′t appear morphological change.
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Objective To evaluate the effects of different dialysis treatment on femoral artery elasticity in uremia patients by Echo-tracking technique. Methods 81 cases of uremia patients (42 peritoneal dialysis patients and 39 hemodialysis patients) and 31 cases of normal adults as control were recruited in this study. The Intima-media thickness (IMT), Internal systolic diameter (Ds), Internal diastolic diameter (Dd), Value difference between Dd and Ds (△D), Arterial stiffness (β), Pressure strain elastic modulus (Ep), Arterial compliance (AC), Pulse wave conducting velocity (PWVβ) and Augmentation index(AI) parameters were analyzed for evaluation the right femoral arterial elasticity. Results The parameters ofβ, Ep, PWVβin dialysis patients significantly increased (P<0.05) and their AC significantly decreased (P<0.05) compared with normal group. Theβand Ep in hemodialysis patients is higher that those patients not receiving dialysis (P<0.05). Theβand Ep in peritoneal dialysis patients is lower that those patients not receiving dialysis (P<0.05). Theβ, Ep and PWVβin hemodialysis patients are higher than those in peritoneal patients (P<0.05). And AC is lower than control group (P<0.05). In uremia patients, Vascular stiffness was positively correlated with age, duration of dialysis, IMT, pulse pressure, Dd, and negatively correlated with△D(P<0.05). Conclusions Femoral artery endothelial function in uremia patients was damaged earlier than morphological changes. Vascular intimal injury resulting from hemodialysis is more serious, and vascular elasticity decrease is correlated with age, dialysis duration and pulse pressure. Echo-tracking technique could provide quantification evidences for early diagnosis of the femoral artery endothelial dysfunction in uremia patients. The echo-tracking technique has certain significance in early intervention and improvement the prognosis, however, the influence factor of the accuracy of measurement should be consider during the procedure.
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Objective To explore the clinical value of early diagnosis of atherosclerosis in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) using vascular echo-tracking technique and to detect changes of elastieity of carotid artery quantitatively in SLE patients.Methods Fifry patients with SLE were divided into SLE1 group(duration≤1 year),and SLE2 group(duration>1 year)based on different course.An ultrasonic echo-tracking method was used to measure patients'pressure strain elastic modulus (Ep),the stiffness constant(β),arterial compliance(AC),augmentation index(AI),pulse wave velocity (PWVβ) and intimamedia thickness(IMT)of the common carotid arteries in 50 patients with SLE and in 25 healthy control subjects.Results Among carotid artery elasticity indicators of three groups,there was no significant difference in AI(P>0.05).Ep,β,PWVβ parameters of SLE1 group and SLE2 group were statistically higher than that of the control group[Ep of SLE1 group,SLE2 group,control group was (69±20),(103±40),(48±18)kPa respectively;β was 5.2±1.9,8.0±3.1,4.2±1.3 respectively;PWVβ was 5.2±0.7,6.3±1.1,4.5±0.7]respectively,but AC(AC of SLE1 group,SLE2 group,control group was(1.1±0.3),(0.8±0.3),(1.2±0.6)mm2/k respectively]lower than the controls(P<0.01).Ep,β,PWVβ in SLE2 group was significantly increased compared with SLE1 group,but AC was decreased (P<0.01).Conclusion The application of echo-tracking technology can be used to diagnose early atherosclerosis.Complications of cardiovascular disease in SLE have high clinical value.
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Objective To investigate the interferences of the variations in the blood pressure and vasoreactivity to the parameters of arterial elasticity via cold pressor test(CPT) in healthy young men. Methods The wave intensities(WI) of the right common carotid artery(RCCA) in twenty-two healthy young men during CPT were measured by echo-tracking technique. The parameters of arterial elasticity, including stiffness parameter (β),pressure-strain etastic modulus(Ep), arlerial compliance(AC),augument index(AI) , pulse wave veloctiy-β (PWVβ),and pulse wave velocity_WI(PWV_WI) from WI analysis during CPT were recorded and statistically compared with the baseline data. Results During CPT, the heart rates increased slightly ( P <0. 05) and the mean arterial pressures increased obviously ( P <0. 05); As to the parameters of arterial elasticity, the Ep,AI, PWVβ,and PWV_WI increased obviously ( P <0. 05), AC decreased ( P <0. 05), while the (3 didn't change. Conclusions The β is affected little by the blood pressure and vasoreactivity, and can reflect the actual arterial elasticity; while the Ep, AC, AI, PWVβ, and PWV_WI are affected much by blood pressure and vasoreactivity. When the latter parameters are used to evaluate the arterial elasticity, the interferences of variations in blood pressure and vasoreactivity must be excluded.
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Objective To assess the value of echo tracking(ET) technique on atherosclerosis in the rabbit models, and to probe the pathological foundation of its indexes changes and the usefulness in evaluating arterial elasticity. Methods Thirty New Zealand rabbits were divided into 3 groups randomly: group A was the control group;group B,C were fed with high lipid feedstuffs for 8 weeks and 12 weeks, respectively. The ET examination of abdominal aorta was performed in group A and group B at the end of 8 weeks,it was performed in group A and group C at the end of 12 weeks. The parameters of elasticity were measured including pressure-strain elastic modulus (Ep), stiffness parameters(β), pulse wave velocity (PWVβ), augmentation index (AI), arterial compliance (AC), etc. Two dimensional ultrasound and pathological examination of abdominal aorta were performed at the same time. Results No obvious plaque and arterial wall thickness were seen in the abdominal aorta. Ep,β,PWVβ of group C were higher than that of group A and B, while AC of group C was lower than that of group A and B, and the difference had statistical significance (P<0.05). AI had no significant difference in all groups (P>0.05). Pathological examinations indicated that foam cell formation was seen in the abdominal aorta intima, the elastic fiber layer and smooth muscle layer were kept well in B group. Lots of cholesterol crystal formation was seen in the abdominal aorta intima and the two layer were obvious destroyed in group C. Conclusions ET can detect the atherosclerosis earlier than two-dimensional ultrasound. ET can detect the elasticity changes only when the elastic fiber layer and smooth muscle layer were destroyed . So it can be concluded that the destroy of elastic fiber layer and smooth muscle layer may be the pathological foundation of ET elasticity parameters changes.
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Objective To investigate the feasibility, accuracy and senaitivety of echo tracking (ET) technology on carotid elasticity in rabbits. Methods Thirty-nine healthy New Zealand rabbits were divided into 4 groups,which group 1,2,3 were experimental groups and group 4 was control group. Experimental groups were fed with high cholesterol diet,control group were fed with basic diet. The parameters of elasticity of carotid were measured with ET technology, including pressure-strain elasticity modulus(Ep), stiffness parameter(β), arterial complianee(AC), pulse wave velocity( PWV), augmentation index (AI) at the interval of 0,4,8,12 weeks of the experiment respectively. Blood-fat level of all rabbits were checked and the common carotid artery was examined pathologically,which were compared and analyzed then. Results With the prolong of the experiment time,the Ep and β raised, but the AC reduced. There were significant difference between experimental group 1 (4 weeks) and basement,which were same between experimental group 2 (8 weeks) and experimental group 1, between experimental group 3(12 weeks) and experimental group 2( P<0.05). PWV increased comparing with basement in the end of 8 weeks,which increased obviously in the end of 12 weeks,meanwhile was higher than in the end of 8 weeks,which there were significant differences ( P<0.01 ). AI had no change all the time. Conclusions ET technology is accurate and reliable in detecting early atherosclerosis. Probe maintenance tool can keep the steady of checking progress, sensitive of result and repeatability.