Evaluation of Internal Carotid Artery in Diabetes Mellitus, Hypertensive and Smokers Patients using Ultrasonography

Abstract

The cross-sectional study was done in ultrasound unit at a tertiary hospital in Jeddah-KSA from January 2018 to June 2019. The problem of the study to show relationship between Internal carotid artery with smoking habits, hypertension and diabetes mullets patients and did common carotid artery able to evaluate intima media thickness. The objectives of this study were evaluating internal carotid artery in diabetes mullets, hypertension and smokers patients using common carotid arteries doppler ultrasound prevalence through age, gender. Also evaluate of internal carotid artery by calculating peak systolic velocity internal carotid artery, Peak systolic velocity common carotid artery, intima media thickness and found of plaques or not. Addition to show homodynamic of blood by doppler mode. That data was collected variables included using Toshiba Aplio (500), Philips EPIQ7G machines with ultrasound probe (7.5) mega hertiz. The data were analysis by statistical package for social sciences. This study done in 52 patients in age (43-93) years most of the were male 61.5% concern medical history 40.4% diabetes mullets, hypertension and smoker's patients. The result revealed that was no significant correlation between genders for 6 females had stenosis and 16 males from 32patients had stenosis P-value more than 0.05. The study found that between doppler indices, intima media thickness, Peak systolic velocity common carotid artery, Peak systolic velocity internal carotid artery and present of plaques the P-value more than 0.05. The study found that no significant different of patient history and present internal carotid artery stenosis for diabetes mullets, hypertension and smoking 11 for stenosis. Study recommended further studies should be done with increasing size of sample, using application of ultrasound in obesity, body mass index and how they affect carotid arteries.