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Echocardiographic Assessment of Cardiac Anatomy and Function in Adult Rats
Published on: December 13, 2019
まとめ
高血圧はしばしば心臓の異常を引き起こします. エコーカルディオグラフィは,軽度から中等度の高血圧の無症状患者の61%で,他の検査が問題を示す前に,しばしば重要な心臓の構造的および機能的な変化を明らかにしました.
科学分野:
- 心臓病学 心臓病学
- 高血圧の研究 高血圧の研究
- 診断用イメージング
背景:
- システミック高血圧は,心血管疾患の罹患率と死亡率の主なリスク要因です.
- 高血圧患者における心臓合併症の早期発見は,管理に極めて重要です.
研究 の 目的:
- 軽度から中等度の高血圧を有する無症状患者の解剖学的および機能的な心臓異常の有病率を決定する.
- 高血圧における亜臨床的な心臓変化の検出におけるエコーカルディオグラフィの有用性を評価する.
主な方法:
- 軽度から中等度の全身性高血圧を有する234人の無症状被験者の心声診断評価.
- 静脈隔膜の厚さ,自由壁の厚さ,左心房の大きさ,大動脈の根の直径,左心室の内部寸法,ミトラル弁のE-F傾き,射出分数の分析.
- エコーカルディオグラフィの測定には,年齢と身体表面積の調整が施された.
主要な成果:
- 腹腔隔膜および/または後立面の自由壁の厚さの増加は,高血圧患者の61%で観察されました.
- 左心房,大動脈の根,左心房の内面は5~7%の患者で拡大した.
- ミトラル弁のE-F傾きの低下 (6%) と左心室のエジェクション分数の減少 (15%) が認められた.
- 不均衡なセプトの加厚は,患者の4%に存在していました.
- 従来の心電図と胸部X線は,10%未満の被験者に異常を示した.
結論:
- エコーカルディオグラフィは,軽度から中等度の高血圧を有する無症状患者の心臓異常の高い流行を明らかにします.
- これらの心臓の構造的および機能的変化は,他の診断方法によって臨床的に明らかになる前に,しばしばエコーカルディオグラフィによって検出されます.
- エコーカルディオグラフィは,高血圧患者の亜臨床的な心臓関わりを特定するための貴重なツールです.
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