Digital capillaroscopy as important tool for early diagnostics of arterial hypertension

Yu. I. Gurfinkel; M. L. Sasonko; A. V. Priezzhev

doi:10.1117/12.2180259

19 March 2015 Digital capillaroscopy as important tool for early diagnostics of arterial hypertension

Yu. I. Gurfinkel, M. L. Sasonko, A. V. Priezzhev

Proceedings Volume 9448, Saratov Fall Meeting 2014: Optical Technologies in Biophysics and Medicine XVI; Laser Physics and Photonics XVI; and Computational Biophysics; 944804 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2180259
Event: Saratov Fall Meeting 2014, 2014, Saratov, Russian Federation

Abstract

The study is aimed to determine the digital capillaroscopy possibilities in early diagnostics of an arterial hypertension. A total of 123 adult persons were examined in the study. The first group consisted of 40 patients with prehypertension (BP 130–139/85–89 mm Hg). The second group included 36 patients with 1-2 stage of hypertension (mean systolic BP 152.7±12 mm Hg). Patients in both groups did not receive regular drug therapy. The group of volunteers (n=47) included healthy adults without signs of cardiovascular pathology. The capillary circulation was examined on the nailbed using the optical digital capillaroscope developed by the company "AET", Russia. Diameters of the arterial and venous segments, perivascular zone size, capillary blood velocity, the degree of arterial loops narrowing and the density of the capillary network were estimated. In patients with arterial hypertension and even in patients with prehypertension remodeling and rarefaction of capillaries and the expressed narrowing their arterial loops were manifested. The results of the study revealed the presence of abnormalities of microcirculation parameters in patients of both groups. The capillaries density in both groups of patients was significantly lower than in healthy persons. The significant narrowing of arterial loops was revealed in patients with both arterial hypertension and prehypertension, in comparison with healthy volunteers. Capillary blood velocity did not differ significantly between healthy volunteers group and the group of prehypertensive patients. However in patients with hypertension this parameter was significantly lower in comparison with control group.

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Yu. I. Gurfinkel, M. L. Sasonko, and A. V. Priezzhev "Digital capillaroscopy as important tool for early diagnostics of arterial hypertension", Proc. SPIE 9448, Saratov Fall Meeting 2014: Optical Technologies in Biophysics and Medicine XVI; Laser Physics and Photonics XVI; and Computational Biophysics, 944804 (19 March 2015); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2180259

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