在高海拔地区生活的老年人中影响动脉狭窄的因素
1Radiology, Baskent University Alanya Research and Application Center, Antalya, TUR.
Cureus
|October 17, 2023
概括
高海拔生活会影响老年人的动脉狭窄. 阴道内膜介质厚度 (CIMT) 超过0.72毫米的增加是斑块和狭窄风险的关键指标.
科学领域:
- 心血管医学 心血管医学
- 高海拔地区的生理学
- 老年人的健康 老年人的健康
背景情况:
- 动脉狭窄是一个重要的健康问题,特别是在老年人群中.
- 对高海拔对老年人动脉狭窄的影响的研究是有限的.
- 这项研究调查了适应性变化和高海拔居民动脉狭窄的危险因素.
研究的目的:
- 在居住在高海拔地区的老年人中确定导致动脉狭窄的因素.
- 评估动脉内膜介质厚度 (CIMT) 作为这种人群中狭窄的预测因素的作用.
主要方法:
- 在生活在高海拔地区的135名老年患者 (50岁以上) 进行了带多普勒超声波检查.
- 排除标准包括糖尿病,高血压,高脂血症和冠心病.
- 分析了年龄,性别,斑块特征和CIMT.
主要成果:
- 年龄,性别,斑块存在,斑块类型和平均CIMT是动脉狭窄的重要因素.
- 平均CIMT为0.71±0.14毫米,在斑块患者中显著高 (p<0.05).
- CIMT>0.72毫米预测常见动脉 (CCA) 和内动脉 (ICA) 中的斑块和狭窄 (AUC:0.71-0.83).
结论:
- 高海拔老年人喉狭窄的主要危险因素包括年龄,性别,CIMT和斑块特征.
- 软质斑块比质斑块具有更高的狭窄风险.
- 超过0.72毫米的CIMT是检测这种人口群体中动脉斑块和狭窄症的关键值.
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