Risk factors for stiffness of the wall of the thoracic aorta in patients with mild atherosis
| Autor: | Osahiko Sunagawa, Takashi Touma, Naoki Ishikawa, Koshiro Fukiyama, Taku Inoue, Tomomasa Kamiyama, Yoichi Uechi, Masahiro Tamashiro, Tsutomu Suzuki |
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| Rok vydání: | 2001 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Male medicine.medical_specialty Spasm Physiology Arteriosclerosis Aorta Thoracic Risk Factors medicine.artery Internal medicine medicine Thoracic aorta Humans Risk factor Aged Aorta Vascular disease business.industry Middle Aged musculoskeletal system medicine.disease Pulse pressure Blood pressure Arterial stiffness Cardiology Female Radiology Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business |
| Zdroj: | Japanese circulation journal. 65(5) |
| ISSN: | 0047-1828 |
| Popis: | Previous studies have suggested that aging is associated with progressive arterial stiffness and widening of the pulse pressure, and pulse pressure has been found to be a risk factor of cardiovascular diseases. However, the effects of age, blood pressure (including pulse pressure) or atherogenic factors on thoracic aortic wall stiffness in patients with mild atherosis are unclear, so the present study used transesophageal echocardiography to examine 103 consecutive patients with various cardiovascular diseases. The extent of atherosis was evaluated in terms of intima-medial thickness (IMT), and 2 indices of wall stiffness in the aorta were calculated: elastic modulus and stiffness parameter (beta). In subjects with mild atherosis (IMT |
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