title: [Bone and calcium update; diagnosis and therapy of bone metabolism disease update. Clinical assessment of atherosclerosis in aorta].
abstract: The purpose of clinical assessment of atherosclerosis in aorta is to detect early lesions that are associated with a substantial risk of cardiovascular disease, such as stroke, aortic aneurysm and dissection, and to develop a treatment strategy for reduction of the cardiovascular risk. The pulse wave velocity (PWV) and pulse wave analysis (augmentation index : AI) can reveal atherosclerotic functional vascular abnormalities. On the contrary, plain X-rays, ultrasound examination, computed tomography (CT) , and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can be employed to easily assess the severity of atherosclerotic vascular damage morphologically. In these examinations, only PWV, as an index of arterial stiffness, can detect early atherosclerotic change in aorta before organic change. So, considering the importance of detecting early lesion, PWV is the most useful examination of atherosclerosis in aorta.
authors: Department of Cardiology, Tokyo Medical University, Japan.
authors: Kazuki
authors: K
authors: Shiina
authors: Hirofumi
authors: H
authors: Tomiyama
authors: Masao
authors: M
authors: Yamada
authors: Masaharu
authors: M
authors: Hirano
authors: Masanobu
authors: M
authors: Yoshida
authors: Akira
authors: A
authors: Yamashina
mesh_terms: D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D050197:Atherosclerosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D006801:Humans; D011673:Pulsatile Flow; D012306:Risk; D012720:Severity of Illness Index