Quantitative ultrasonographic evaluation of the carotid arteries in hypertension.
Current treatment goals for hypertension include the prevention of end-organ injuries. Hypertension is certainly among the major contributors to atherogenesis, and many antihypertensive drugs seem to have wall-protecting properties. It is critical to identify, test, and implement non-invasive methods for the screening of the population in order to detect early wall abnormalities and to monitor the long-term effects of different antihypertensive treatments. Among these methods, B-mode ultrasound examination of carotid arteries has shown great potential in evaluating treatments that may prevent hypertension-related wall injuries.
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Division of Vascular Ultrasound Research, Bowman Gray School of Medicine of Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA.
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D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D002339:Carotid Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000187:drug effects; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy; D014463:Ultrasonography
D000959:Antihypertensive Agents