Why the study?
Is carotid intima-media thickness correlated with impairment of coronary flow reserve in hypertensive patients?
Population
149 subjects, comprising 125 patients with essential hypertension and 24 normotensive subjects.
Comparison
Measurement of carotid intima-media thickness by… vs Normotensive subjects and internal correlation…
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Carotid IMT may noninvasively signal coronary microvascular impairment in hypertension; leaves open causal links and therapeutic implications.
Is carotid intima-media thickness correlated with impairment of coronary flow reserve in hypertensive patients?
Carotid IMT assessed by ultrasound is an independent predictor of impaired coronary flow reserve in patients with essential hypertension, linking cardiac and cerebrovascular involvement.
Takiuchi et al. (2003) studied this question.
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