경동맥 초음파진단과 관련된 임상변수에 대한 분석 = Analyzation of Correlation between Clinical Factors and Carotid Ultrasonography Diagnosis

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

Arteriosclerosis is a disease in which blood circulation is impaired due to loss of elasticity as blood vessels become narrower, and is a potential cause of recently increasing cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. Carotid ultrasound is used as a predictor of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases by evaluating the degree of atherosclerosis. Therefore, this paper attempted to investigate the correlation between the increase in the thickness of the inner media and various clinical variables in carotid ultrasound. Patients with carotid ultrasound findings were classified into three stages: mild intima thickening, sclerosis, and significant stenosis. CAVI (Carotid Ankle Vascular Index: vascular age) data measured in the degree and physical characteristics of the carotid artery(gender, age, body mass index, blood pressure), blood test(total cholesterol, triglycerides, high-density lipoprotein, low-density lipoprotein, creatine phosphokinase, fasting blood sugar), and arteriosclerosis test were collected. It was confirmed that the carotid intima thickness was correlated with variables such as hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and BMI, and also correlated with the risk factors of cardiovascular disease as CAVI increased.

국문 초록 (Abstract)

동맥경화는 혈관이 좁아지면서 탄력을 잃어 혈액 순환 장애가 발생하는 질병으로, 최근 증가하는 심혈관 및 뇌혈관 질환의 잠재적 원인이 된다. 경동맥초음파 검사는 동맥경화 정도를 평가하여 심혈관 및 뇌혈관 질환의 예측인자로 사용되고 있다. 이에 본 논문은 경동맥초음파 검사에서 내중막 두께 증가와 여러 임상변수들 간 상관성을 알아보고자 하였다. 경동맥초음파검사 소견을 가지고 있는 환자를 대상으로 경미한 내중막 두께 비후, 경화반, 유의한 협착 3단계로 분류하였다. 경동맥의 동맥경화 정도와 신체적 특성(성별, 연령, 신체질량지수법, 혈압), 혈액검사(총콜레스테롤, 중성지방, 고밀도지단백질, 저밀도지방단백질, 크레아틴포스포키나제, 공복혈당)와 동맥경화도 검사에서 계측된 CAVI(Carotid Ankle Vascular Index : 혈관연령) 데이터를 수집하였다. 경동맥 내중막 두께는 고혈압, 고지혈증, BMI 등의 변수와 상관관계가 있었으며, 또한 CAVI가 증가될수록 심혈관계 질환의 위험요인과 상관관계가 있음을 확인하였다.

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