COMMON CAROTID ARTERY ELASTICITY, INTIMA-DIAMETER RATIO, AND TENSILE STRESS IN PEDIATRIC PATIENTS WITH PRIMARY HYPERTENSION

In children with PH, structural changes and decreased elasticity primarily affect the aorta and to a lesser extent the muscular arteries.In children with PH, both CCA wall thickness and internal diameter are associated with BP, and are significantly higher in children with PH. The changes observed in the carotid artery are probably adaptive in nature, not associated with impaired arterial function, thus intima-diameter ratio or tensile stress measurement does not appear to contribute additional information in this group of patients.