Magnussen Costan G
Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 23, Hobart, 7001 Tasmania Australia.
Research Centre of Applied and Preventive Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Turku, Turku, Finland.
Clin Hypertens. 2017 Apr 2;23:7. doi: 10.1186/s40885-017-0063-3. eCollection 2017.
Sustained by its relative ease of assessment, carotid artery intima-media thickness (cIMT) has emerged as an important surrogate marker of target organ damage in hypertensive heart disease over the last three decades. However, the prognostic utility of cIMT in hypertensive heart disease differs depending on its application. This review outlines cIMT and its prognostic utility among patients with hypertensive heart disease. It provides an overview of limitations of cIMT and areas for future research.
在过去三十年中,由于其评估相对容易,颈动脉内膜中层厚度(cIMT)已成为高血压性心脏病中靶器官损害的重要替代标志物。然而,cIMT在高血压性心脏病中的预后效用因其应用情况而异。本综述概述了cIMT及其在高血压性心脏病患者中的预后效用。它还概述了cIMT的局限性以及未来研究的方向。