Megnien JL, Lemariey M, Levenson J, Plainfosse MC, Simon A
Hypertension promotes coronary calcium deposition in
asymptomatic men
AHA Council for High Blood Pressure Research
Hypertension
(Sep) 26:560 (abst) 1995
Using an ultrafast computed tomography scanner to evaluate the extent
of coronary calcium deposition and ultrasound to quantify plaque at
three sites (carotid, abdominal aorta, and femoral artery), Megnien
and colleagues compared hypertensive and non-hypertensive patients.
Coronary calcification scores > 50 were present in 27% of
hypertensives vs. only 14% of controls, and in the hypertensives,
calcium scores > 100 were four times more common. Coronary
calcification correlated with duration of hypertension and number of
peripheral sites with plaque. Apparently normotensives and
hypertensives had similar cholesterol levels and smoking histories.
The conclusions are nothing new, but show us the possibilities of
these new methods of assessing subclinical athero- and
arteriosclerosis.
(J. Daugirdas)
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