ArticleThe British journal of radiology2021
Gender is a determinant of carotid artery stiffness independent of age and blood pressure.
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- Determinants of arterial elastic function in middle-aged and elderly people: A population-based cross-sectional study from a low-income population in China.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2023Article
- Relative contributions of arterial stiffness to cardiovascular disease risk score in Chinese women in framingham and China-PAR model.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2023Article
- What Can We Change in Diet and Behaviour in Order to Decrease Carotid Intima-Media Thickness in Patients with Obesity?Journal of personalized medicine · 2021Review
- Association between flavonoid intake and arterial stiffness: PERSIAN cohort study.Avicenna journal of phytomedicineArticle
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Abstract
objectiveTo identify the gender-specific differences in carotid artery structural and stiffening parameters by radiofrequency ultrasound (RFU) with an automatic arterial stiffness analyzing system.
methodsSeventy-two consecutive individuals (32 males and 40 females, age range from 36 to 62 years) with no history of significant cardiovascular diseases or carotid artery plaques were enrolled between September and December 2017. Quality intima-media thickness (QIMT) and quality arterial stiffness (QAS) parameters were automatically computed, including pulse wave velocity (PWV), vascular distension, compliance coefficient (CC), distensibility coefficient (DC), stiffness index α and β, augmentation pressure (AP), and augmentation index (AIx). Those parameters were compared between males and females. Multiple linear regression analysis was performed to assess the independent association between gender and RFU parameters.
resultsThe mean age had no difference between males and females (47.8 ± 3.3
conclusionGender independently impacts carotid structure and function, with females more vulnerable to the progression of arterial aging. Awareness of the gender differences on the risk stratification of carotid artery disease will benefit reliable assessments and specific management recommendations in clinical practice. ADVANCES IN KNOWLEDGE: (1) RFU provides an μm-unit quality IMT measurement and multiple quality arterial stiffness parameters. (2) Gender is an independent determinant in both the arterial structural and elastic aspects, with females of stiffer arteries in low CVD risk individuals.
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