Relationship Between Carotid Atherosclerosis and Traditional Chinese Medical Syndrome Patterns in Aged Patients with Isolated Systolic Hypertension
- VernacularTitle:老年收缩期高血压中医证型与颈动脉硬化的临床研究
- Author:
Haoting HE
;
Yaqi GAO
;
Suilin YE
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
SIMPLE SYSTOLIC HYPERTENSION;
TCM SYNDROME;
CAROTID ATHEROSCLEROSIS;
AGED
- From:
Journal of Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
2004;0(05):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To investigate the relationship between the incidence and degree of carotid atherosclerosis(CAS) and traditional Chinese medical(TCM) syndrome patterns in aged patients with isolated systolic hypertension(ISH).Methods A prospective cohort trial was applied.Thirty healthy volunteers were in the normal control group.One hundred and twenty aged ISH patients were classified into four TCM syndrome patters.The relationship between TCM syndrome patters and CAS was studied.Results The maximum carotid intima-media thickness(IMTmax) was larger in aged ISH patients than the normal control group(P
