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The J-curve. Myth and reality. Hypotensive treatment strategy considerations
Nadciśnienie tętnicze 2005;9(1):61-72.
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Published online: 2005-02-04
Abstract
Hypertension is one of the main cardiovascular risk factors
and according to WHO is the cause of at least 7.1 million
early deaths in the world. One of the mechanisms responsible
for such an unfavorable prognosis is arterial remodeling
caused by hypertension.
The results of the studies analyzing relationship between
blood pressure values, carotid artery wall thickness and
progression of carotid atherosclerosis, as well as the relation
between IMT (intima media thickness) value and the
cardiovascular risk caused an inclusion of an IMT measurements
into the panel of tests describing target organ
damage in hypertensive patients (recommendation of the
European Society of Hypertension and European Society
of Cardiology).
In order to make the measurement of IMT a common
diagnostic tool in the risk stratification of unfavorable cardiovascular
events, it seems to be important to standardize
the methodology i.e. the measuring methods (location and
number of measurements) and the images analysis
(manual and automatic method).
Abstract
Hypertension is one of the main cardiovascular risk factors
and according to WHO is the cause of at least 7.1 million
early deaths in the world. One of the mechanisms responsible
for such an unfavorable prognosis is arterial remodeling
caused by hypertension.
The results of the studies analyzing relationship between
blood pressure values, carotid artery wall thickness and
progression of carotid atherosclerosis, as well as the relation
between IMT (intima media thickness) value and the
cardiovascular risk caused an inclusion of an IMT measurements
into the panel of tests describing target organ
damage in hypertensive patients (recommendation of the
European Society of Hypertension and European Society
of Cardiology).
In order to make the measurement of IMT a common
diagnostic tool in the risk stratification of unfavorable cardiovascular
events, it seems to be important to standardize
the methodology i.e. the measuring methods (location and
number of measurements) and the images analysis
(manual and automatic method).
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Nadciśnienie tętnicze 2005;9(1):61-72.
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Stefan Grajek