Is carotid body enlargement associated with impaired left atrial strain and increased peripheral vascular load in patients with hypertension?
Carotid body morphology may serve as a potential marker for early subclinical cardiovascular and renal alterations in hypertension.
Carotid body enlargement is associated with impaired left atrial strain parameters and increased peripheral vascular load in patients with hypertension. These findings suggest that CB morphology may serve as a potential marker for early subclinical cardiovascular and renal alterations, reflecting a distinct neurovascular phenotype in hypertension.
Eşki et al. (Tue,) studied this question.