Common carotid artery resistive index – renal failure influence

Objective: We evaluate the relationship between carotid hemodynamics and parameters for renal function deterioration as well as the connection between common carotid artery (CCA) resistive index (RI) and target organ damage in hypertensive patients with chronic renal failure (CRF). Methods: 100 patients were examined –56 with CRF, 44 without CRF, as well as 20 healthy volunteers. All patients examined had hypertension, mean duration 14, 45±7.29 years. The two groups were streamed into two subgroups: with and without vascular disease (coronary, peripheral vascular or brain vascular) Twenty healthy persons with no…