Diagnostic value of echocardiography combined with peripheral vascular ultrasound for hypertensive heart disease

Abstract

Objective To investigate the diagnostic value of echocardiography combined with peripheral vascular ultrasound for hypertensive heart disease. Methods A total of 150 patients diagnosed as hypertensive heart disease in Dezhou People’s Hospital from June 2017 to December 2018 by pathological diagnosis were selected as the research subjects. And they were re-diagnosed and evenly grouped into the control group, contrast group and study group according to the re-diagnostic methods. Patients in the control group only underwent echocardiography for re-diagnosis; patients in the contrast group only underwent peripheral vascular ultrasound; and patients in the study group were diagnosed again by combined echocardiography and peripheral vascular ultrasound diagnosis. The effects of re-diagnosis of the three groups were observed. Results After re-examination, the diagnostic rate of hypertensive heart disease was 70% (35/50) in the control group, 84% (37/50) in the contrast group, and 94% (47/50) in the study group; the diagnostic rate of the study group was higher than that of the control group and the contrast group, and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05). Conclusions For the patients with hypertensive heart disease, the combined diagnosis of echocardiography and peripheral vascular ultrasound has better diagnostic effects than single diagnosis of echocardiography or peripheral vascular ultrasound. Key words: Echocardiography; Peripheral vascular ultrasound; Hypertensive heart disease; Clinical diagnostic value