The relationship between atherosclerosis of carotid artery and coronary heart disease in postmenopausal women

Objective:To explore the relationship between atherosclerosis of carotid artery and coronary heart disease in postmenopausal women.Methods:95 postmenopausal women with chest pain,angina pectoris and myocardial infarction were enrolled in the study.All the patients underwent coronary angiography and color Doppler ultrasound of carotid artery within one week,the intima-media thickness(IMT) of paries posterior of vessels was detected.According to the coronary angiography,all the patients were divided into one-vessel group,multi-vessels group and control group.The IMT and the incidence of plaque of carotid artery were compared among three groups.Results:There was significant difference in IMT between one-vessel group,multi-vessels group and control group(P0.01).Conclusion:Atherosclerosis of carotid artery is closely related to coronary heart disease,color Doppler ultrasound of carotid artery may be used to predict coronary artery lesion degree of atherosclerosis.