Heath D, Smith P
Department of Pathology, University of Liverpool, UK.
Cardioscience. 1994 Mar;5(1):37-41.
The weights of the individual carotid bodies and cardiac ventricles were obtained at necropsy in five series of subjects. The first comprised 10 cases free of cardiopulmonary disease to act as controls. The second consisted of 10 cases of pulmonary emphysema. The third was composed of 8 cases characterized by sustained alveolar hypoxia due to causes other than pulmonary emphysema. The fourth comprised 10 cases of systemic hypertension or severe left ventricular failure. The fifth was made up of 10 cases of diseases of the liver or alimentary canal. The study confirmed that enlargement of the carotid bodies is common in cases of pulmonary emphysema or sustained alveolar hypoxia with right ventricular hypertrophy. It is also common in cases of systemic hypertension with left ventricular hypertrophy. It was also revealed that enlargement of the carotid bodies may occur in cirrhosis of the liver. We believe this to be the first report of that association.
在五组研究对象尸检时获取了各个颈动脉体和心室的重量。第一组包括10例无心肺疾病的病例作为对照。第二组由10例肺气肿病例组成。第三组由8例因肺气肿以外的原因导致持续性肺泡缺氧的病例组成。第四组包括10例系统性高血压或严重左心室衰竭病例。第五组由10例肝脏或消化道疾病病例组成。该研究证实，在伴有右心室肥厚的肺气肿或持续性肺泡缺氧病例中，颈动脉体增大很常见。在伴有左心室肥厚的系统性高血压病例中也很常见。还发现颈动脉体增大可能发生在肝硬化病例中。我们认为这是关于这种关联的首次报告。
