Study on Relationship between Carotid Artery Atherosclerosis and Serum CRP in Elderly Hypertensive Patients
- VernacularTitle:老年高血压患者颈动脉病变与C反应蛋白的相关研究
- Author:
Huimin YUAN
;
Li SHEN
;
Weihong YANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Aged;
Hypertension;
Carotid artery;
Atherosclerosis;
C-reactive protein
- From:
Journal of Chinese Physician
2001;0(06):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To study the relationship between carotid artery atherosclerosis and serum C-reactive protein(CRP) in elderly patients with essential hypertension. Methods 100 hypertensive patients(mean age 73?7 years), including 93 males and 7 females were enrolled in this study. Colour Doppler ultrasonography was used to measure intima-media thickness(IMT) and atherosclerotic plaque of carotid arteries. Serum CRP was determined with immunological method. The relationship between the result of ultrasonography and CRP concentration was analyzed. Results CRP concentration was positively correlated with IMT(P
