Influence of smoking on carotid intima-media thickness in patients with hypertension
- VernacularTitle:吸烟对高血压患者颈动脉内膜-中层厚度的影响
- Author:
Ping CHEN
;
Ming YANG
;
Ling HAN
;
Jingguang LUO
;
Xin CHEN
;
Wenze HU
;
Xiaohong LI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Smoking;
Hypertension;
Intima-media thickness
- From:
Chinese Journal of Postgraduates of Medicine
2013;36(z1):7-8
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To evaluate the influence of smoking on carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) in patients with hypertension.Methods Two hundred and three patients with hypertension were consecutively enrolled with smoking or without smoking.They were divided into two groups:smoking group (84 patients) and no smoking group (119 patients).Carotid IMT was measured.Results Carotid in smoking group was (0.1118 ± 0.0234) cm,which was thickened compared with that in no smoking group [(0.098 ± 0.0249) cm] (P ＜ 0.01).Conclusions Smoking has significant influence on carotid IMT in patients with hypertension.
