在高血压和非高血压的人群中,性的计算机断层显现
Wenkai Xiao1, Xueying Long2, Junyu Chen1
1Department of Geriatrics Medicine, Center of Coronary Circulation, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.
Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.)
|August 10, 2023
概括
在高血压患者中,性腺 (CG) 可视化更为频繁. 在高血压患者中,腹腺和上腺的CT值较低,这表明CGs可能在血压调节中发挥作用.
科学领域:
- 放射学和成像学 放射学和成像学
- 心血管生理学心血管生理学
- 人体解剖学 解剖学 解剖学
背景情况:
- 性腺 (CG) 是同情神经系统 (SNS) 的组成部分.
- 人们已认识到CG在高血压病原发生中的作用,但其在高血压患者中的特定特征尚不清楚.
- 了解CG形态和CT特征对于高血压研究至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 通过使用计算机断层扫描 (CT) 来调查高血压和非高血压人群之间的乳结节 (CG) 特征的差异.
- 分析左侧CG,上腺 (AG) 和腹膜 (CD) 的形态特征和CT值.
主要方法:
- 1003名 (高血压和非高血压) 患者的多检测器行CT扫描的回顾性分析.
- 测量左侧CG,AG和CD的形态特征 (直径,尺寸,形状比) 和CT值.
- 两组不同阶段 (动脉,静脉) 的CG可视化频率和CT值的比较.
主要成果:
- 在高血压组中,左侧CG的可视化频率更高 (p < .05).
- 在CG最大直径,尺寸或形状比率之间没有发现显著差异 (p > .05).
- 在非高血压组中,左侧CG和AG的CT值通常更高,除了动脉阶段的左侧CG (p < .05).
- 在非高血压组中,左侧CG的静脉阶段增强显著高于非高血压组 (p < .05).
结论:
- 在高血压患者中,性 (CGs) 呈现出特征性的CT表现.
- 作为SNS的关键目标,CGs在高血压中表现出改变的CT特征,表明它们在血压调节中的潜在作用.
- 这些发现强调了CG成像在理解高血压病理生理学的潜力.
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