Authors: Anil Hondappanavar Kushaljit Singh Sodhi Sourabh Dutta Akshay Kumar Saxena Niranjan Khandelwal
Publish Date: 2012/08/15
Volume: 34, Issue: 2, Pages: 364-369
Abstract
The objective of this study was to measure intima–media thickness IMT of the abdominal aortic aIMT and common carotid cIMT arteries in normal term newborns We measured aIMT and cIMT using highresolution ultrasonography in 100 normal term newborns during the first 4 days of life Mean abdominal aIMT and cIMT values of term newborns were 051 ± 0041 mm n = 100 and 037 ± 0054 mm n = 100 respectively Maximum and minimum aIMT and cIMT values of term newborns were 058 and 042 mm and 047 and 032 mm respectively The intraobserver intrasubject correlation coefficients for aIMT right cIMT and left cIMT were 089 091 and 092 respectively coefficient of variation = 5 The study provides data for normal aIMT and cIMT values in normal term newborns By establishing normal values we can further study the aetiopathogenesis of various possible intrauterine risk factors in premature atherosclerosis in normal or intrauterine growth–retarded newborns
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