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Common carotid wall elasticity and intima-media thickness examinations by means of ultrasound

pp. 343-346, vol. 1, 1997

Tadeusz Powałowski
Ultrasonic Department, Institute of Fundamental Technological Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland

Lech Hilgertner
Department of General and Thoracic Surgery, Medical Academy, Warsaw, Poland

Zbigniew Trawiński
Ultrasonic Department, Institute of Fundamental Technological Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland

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Abstract: The aim of this study was to examine the relation between the intima-media thickness and the wall elasticity in the common carotid artery. A group of 40 persons (19 healthy and 21 with hypertension and/or atherosclerosis) aged 22 to 81 were diagnosed by means of ultrasound. A high correlation occurred between the wall stiffness coefficient α and the intima-media thickness (r = 0.950, p<0.001).

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