Study on carotid elasticity in menopausal women treated by hormone replacement therapy using e-tracking technique

VernacularTitle:回声追踪技术对围绝经期妇女雌激素替代治疗后颈动脉壁弹性变化的初步研究
Author: Shudan ZHAO ; Pintong HUANG ; Kungao ZHAN ; Fuguang HUANG ; Haiyan SUN ; Haifan QIU
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Ultrasonography; Perimenopause; Carotiol arteries; Elasticity; Estrogen replacement therapy
From:Chinese Journal of Ultrasonography 2010;19(8):674-676
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To study the change of early carotid elasticity in perimenopausal women treated by hormone replacement therapy using e-tracking technique. Methods A total of 82 perimenopausal women with lower level of estradiol were randomly divided into two groups:41 cases in the treatment group and 41cases in the control group. Postmenopausal women in the treatment group were treated with Climnen. Before and 6 months after estrogen therapy,e-tracking technique was used to evaluate the carotid elastic modulus,such as the stiffness parameters (β), pressure-strain elastic modulus ( Ep), arterial compliances (AC), pulse wave conducting velocity (PWVβ) and augment index(AI). Results Compared with the normal group,datas of Ep,β,PWVβ and AI were significantly lower in treated group, while AC was obviously higher ( P ＜0.01). Conclusions E-tracking technique is a quick, simple and high accurate evaluating method for the change of carotid elasticity in perimenopausal women.