Assessment of senile degenerative valvular heart disease and carotid atherosclerosis by ultrasound
超声评估老年退行性心脏瓣膜病与颈动脉粥样硬化的关系

Objective To determine the relations between the presence of senile degenerative valvular heart disease(SDHVD) and carotid atherosclerosis(CAS).Methods A total of 256 patients with SDHVD and 108 patients without SDHVD were assessed by color Doppler ultrasound.Results Compared with the control group,the ratios of patients with coronary heart disease or hypertension or hyperlipaemia or diabetes in the SDHVD group was significant higher than those in the control group(P<0.01);Carotid IMT was significantly thic...