高频超声检测颈动脉内膜-中层厚度及外周血管内皮功能评价动脉粥样硬化

目的 探讨高频超声检测颈动脉内膜-中层厚度与肱动脉内皮依赖性舒张功能在动脉粥样硬化中的诊断价值.方法 冠状动脉造影的老年患者69例及青年志愿者20例,分别行颈动脉超声检查,同时采用充气加压法测定肱动脉血流介导的内径扩张值,超声测值与冠脉造影结果对照分析.结果 ①颈动脉内膜-中层厚度值随粥样硬化斑块的增多、冠脉狭窄程度的加重而增高;②动脉粥样硬化患者在内膜-中层厚度值增高之前即可出现内皮功能损伤,肱动脉内径扩张值降低早于内膜-中层厚度值增高之前出现,内径扩张值随冠脉狭窄程度加重而下降.结论 高频超声检测颈动脉内膜-中层厚度、内径扩张值诊断早期动脉粥样硬化敏感性高,并且有助于对冠脉狭窄程度作出判断.     

超声彩色脉搏波技术在定量评价2型糖尿病患者颈动脉弹性变化中的应用

目的 探讨超声彩色脉搏波(UFPWV)技术在定量评价2型糖尿病患者颈动脉血管管壁弹性变化中的应用价值。方法 回顾性研究。纳入2018年7月-2019年3月蚌埠医学院第一附属医院收治的97例2型糖尿病患者为观察组,其中男47例、女50例,年龄20~74(46.6±9.3)岁;根据颈动脉内中膜厚度(IMT)将观察组分为颈动脉粥样斑块组(A组)、颈动脉内中膜增厚组(B组)和颈动脉内中膜正常组(C组),依据下肢动脉有无斑块将C组分为下肢动脉斑块组(C1组)、下肢动脉无斑块组(C2组)。选取2017年12月-2018年12月在蚌埠医学院第一附属医院体检中心血糖及颈动脉IMT正常的健康体检者64人为对照组,其中男25人、女39人,年龄20~74(44.3±12.0)岁。运用UFPWV采集脉搏波速度 (PWV),计算颈动脉收缩早期PWV(PWV-BS)及收缩晚期PWV(PWV-ES),分析各项参数组间的差异。结果 观察组中,A组颈动脉PWV-BS、PWV-ES分别为(9.51±1.25)m/s、(10.79±1.64)m/s,B组分别为(8.47±0.91)m/s、(9.81±1.05)m/s,C组分别为(7.97±0.77)m/s、(9.07±0.74)m/s,对照组颈动脉PWV-BS、PWV-ES分别为(6.10±1.00)m/s、(7.40±1.20)m/s,A组、B组、C组及对照组间颈动脉PWV-BS、PWV-ES测量值依次降低,差异均有统计学意义(P值均<0.05)。C组中,C1组颈动脉PWV-BS、PWV-ES分别为(7.83±0.85)m/s、(8.82±0.59)m/s,C2组分别为(8.14±0.64)m/s、(9.34±0.79)m/s, C1组PWV-ES显著高于C2组,差异有统计学意义(t=3.402,P＜0.01),而两组间PWV-BS的差异无统计学意义(P>0.05)。结论 UFPWV技术可定量评价2型糖尿病患者颈动脉弹性变化,并可通过PWV-ES的改变评估颈动脉形态学正常的患者动脉粥样硬化的进展程度,对临床诊疗具有一定意义。     

2型糖尿病患者颈动脉内膜中层厚度与血浆纤维蛋白原的关系

目的　观察 2型糖尿病患者颈动脉内膜中层厚度 (IMT)和血浆纤维蛋白原 (Fg)的变化 ,并探讨其相关性。方法　选择 112例 2型糖尿病患者 ,应用B超检测其颈动脉内膜中层厚度及斑块形成 ,同时测定血浆Fg含量 ,并与正常对照组比较。IMT及Fg行相关分析。结果　 2型糖尿病患者IMT及Fg水平显著高于对照组 (P <0 0 1) ;IMT与Fg呈显著正相关 (P <0 0 1)。 结论　Fg在 2型糖尿病患者颈动脉粥样硬化发展过程中有致病作用     

颈动脉斑块各项检测临床意义分析

本文旨在通过彩色多普勒超声赙心脑血管疾病患者颈部血管形态、血管壁内中膜厚度、有无斑块、管腔狭窄或闭塞、血流动力学改变进行主要观察，早期发现颈动脉斑块并预测斑块的性质，为早期诊断、指导临床治疗、观察疗效和判断预后提供重要参考价值。     

Prévalence et facteurs déterminants de l’épaisseur intima-media carotidienne élevée dans une population de 1203 hypertendus noirs africains

ObjectivesTo evaluate the prevalence and determinants of increased carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) in a population of black hypertensive patients and it influence of on the assessment of their overall cardiovascular risk.Patients and methodsThis was a 16-month, cross-sectional study conducted in the outpatient unit of the cardiology department of the Campus teaching hospital of Lome, and included 1203 hypertensive patients, both sexes, aged 35 years and more. Each patient benefited from a carotid IMT measure. Carotid IMT was increased if it was > 0.9 mm and the plaque was defined as a carotid IMT > 1.2 mm.ResultsThe mean age of our patients was 53.3 ± 10.4 years with a sex ratio of 1.6 in favor of women. The duration of hypertension was less than 5 years in 56.7% and hypertension was grade 1 in 47.7% of cases. The mean carotid IMT was 0.89 mm ± 0.20. The prevalence of the increased carotid IMT was 45.8% and that of an atheroma plaque was 15.8%. Carotid IMT was correlated with age (P ˂ 0.0001), duration of arterial hypertension (P = 0.01), history of stroke (P ˂ 0.0001), and presence of left ventricular hypertrophy to cardiac ultrasound (P = 0.01). The overall cardiovascular risk was modified after taking into account the carotid IMT. An increase in cardiovascular risk was observed in 30.5% of hypertensive patients.ConclusionIncreased carotid intima-media thickness is frequent in Togolese hypertension. The determining factors are age, duration of arterial hypertension, left ventricular hypertrophy and stroke. The systematic measurement of the carotid intima-media thickness would better evaluate the overall cardiovascular risk for our patients.     

Angle between the common and internal carotid arteries detected by ultrasound is related to intima-media thickness among those with atherosclerotic disease

Objectives

Although carotid artery structural variations have been detected by ultrasound, their clinical significance is not fully understood. The objective of this study was to determine whether the angle between the common carotid artery (CCA) and the internal carotid artery (ICA), designated angle α, an ultrasound-detectable carotid artery structural variation, is related to carotid artery intima-media thickness (IMT), a surrogate marker for carotid atherosclerosis.

Methods

As a cross-sectional study, we measured angle α in routine carotid artery ultrasounds from 176 subjects (130 men) with atherosclerotic disease/risk factors that attended Kouseiren Hospital in Kagoshima City, Japan between August 2007 and April 2009. We evaluated the correlation between the angle α and CCA- or ICA-IMT.

Results

Angle α was weakly correlated with age but significantly correlated with ICA-IMT. The correlation was stronger in subjects with an ICA-IMT ≥ 0.5 mm than in those with an ICA-IMT < 0.5 mm (Right side r = 0.475 vs. 0.246, Left side r = 0.498 vs. 0.301, respectively). Upon multivariate logistic regression analysis, angle α and serum low-density lipoprotein cholesterol were independent explanatory variables for ICA-IMT.

Conclusion

Angle α is related to ICA-IMT in subjects with atherosclerotic disease or risk factors in this study.

Electronic supplementary material

The online version of this article (doi:10.1007/s12199-015-0453-7) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.     

Detecting familial hypercholesterolemia by serum lipid profile screening in a hospital setting: Clinical,genetic and atherosclerotic burden profile

Background and aims

Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is underdiagnosed and public cholesterol screening may be useful to find new subjects. In this study, we aim to investigate the prevalence of FH patients in a hospital screening program and evaluate their atherosclerotic burden using intima-media thickness (IMT).

Is multiple sclerosis a risk factor for atherosclerosis?

BackgroundMultiple sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory demyelinating disease of the central nervous system. We aimed to discuss possible predisposing factors to atherosclerosis such as carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (Hs-CRP) levels in MS.MethodsThirty-five ambulatory patients with relapsing-remitting MS (RRMS) (22 females and 13 males) and 34 healthy controls (21 females and 13 males) with similar demographic variables were included. Blood cell counts, cholesterol levels, vitamin D and B12, Hs-CRP levels, body mass index (BMI), history of smoking, and CIMT of both groups, Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) scores, and disease duration of patients were recorded. Patients with a history of other vascular diseases such as hypertension, diabetes mellitus, peripheral artery disease, and acute relapses were excluded.ResultsSixty-nine participants were included. The mean age of the study population was 35.8 ± 7.1 years. Right CIMT was significantly greater in the patient population (P < 0.001). Spearman's correlation coefficient between age and right CIMT was r = 0.41, P = 0.01. When we compared the Hs-CRP with a cut-off value of ≤ 3, the right, left, and mean CIMT levels were not statistically significant (P = 0.17; P = 0.22; P = 0.15). The mean serum vitamin D levels were higher in the patient group and this was statistically significant (P < 0.001). The statistically significant factors identified with univariate analysis with P < 0.2 were further entered into multivariate modelling.ConclusionCIMT seems to be affected in patients with MS by means of the disease itself and age. Thus, CIMT might reflect the predisposition to subclinical atherosclerosis more than Hs-CRP. Further investigation in a large MS population is still needed.     

原发性高血压患者颈动脉内膜中层厚度与hsCRP Hcy及血压变异性相关性研究

目的：研究原发性高血压患者血浆中同型半胱氨酸( Hcy)及超敏C反应蛋白( hsCRP)的含量,探讨其与原发性高血压患者颈动脉内膜中层厚度( IMT)和动态血压变异性( BPV)之间的关系。方法对180例原发性高血压患者行颈动脉彩超测定IMT,按IMT厚度分为,IMT正常组、IMT增厚组、IMT斑块组;并检测24 h动态血压、血Hcy、血清hsCRP。结果原发性高血压患者颈动脉IMT增厚组、颈动脉IMT斑块组血清hsCRP、Hcy及BPV明显高于颈动脉IMT正常组,差异有统计学意义(均P<0．05)。结论原发性高血压患者血清Hcy、hsCRP、以及血压变异性与颈动脉粥样硬化之间密切相关。