Aortic elastic properties and its clinical significance in intracranial aneurysms / 浙江大学学报·医学版
Journal of Zhejiang University. Medical sciences
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(6): 550-554, 2011.
Article
in Chinese
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| ID: wpr-247215
ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the aortic elastic properties and its clinical significance in intracranial aneurysms (IAs).</p><p><b>METHODS</b>One hundred and seven IAs patients (57 with hypertension) and 108 healthy subjects were recruited. The internal aortic diameters in systole and diastole were measured by the M-mode echocardiography, the aortic elasticity indexes were calculated and compared.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The aortic distensibility (DIS) was lower and the aortic stiffness index (SI) was higher in IAs patients than those in controls (both P <0.001). DIS was lower and SI was higher in IAs patients with hypertension (IAs-HP) than those in IAs with no hypertension (P <0.001). Similar results were obtained when the aortic elasticity index were adjusted for body surface area and body mass index.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Abnormal aortic elasticity is a common finding in IAs patients and hypertension is closely related to the severity of aortic elasticity.</p>
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Main subject:
Aorta
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Diagnostic Imaging
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Case-Control Studies
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Intracranial Aneurysm
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Ultrasonography
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Elasticity
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Observational study
Limits:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Journal of Zhejiang University. Medical sciences
Year:
2011
Type:
Article
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