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| Plavnik,F.L.; Ajzen,S.; Kohlmann Jr.,O.; Tavares,A.; Zanella,M.T.; Ribeiro,A.B.; Ramos,O.L.. |
| The aim of this study was to analyze the thickness of the intima-media complex (IMC) using a noninvasive method. The carotid and femoral common arteries were evaluated by noninvasive B-mode ultrasound in 63 normotensive and in 52 hypertensive subjects and the thickness of the IMC was tested for correlation with blood pressure, cardiac structures and several clinical and biological parameters. The IMC was thicker in hypertensive than in normotensive subjects (0.67 ± 0.13 and 0.62 ± 0.16 vs 0.54 ± 0.09 and 0.52 ± 0.11 mm, respectively, P<0.0001). In normotensive patients, the simple linear regression showed significant correlations between IMC and age, body mass index and 24-h systolic blood pressure for both the carotid and femoral arteries. In... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Arterial thickness; B-mode ultrasound; 24-ABPM; Cardiac structures. |
| Ano: 2000 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2000000100008 |
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