Research Article

Size of the Carotid Body in Patients with Cardiovascular and Respiratory Diseases Measured by Computed Tomography Angiography: A Case-Control Study

Table 2

Success rate of identification and comparison of cross-sectional areas of the right CB.

Right sideControlHTAMI + HTHF + HTCOPD + HT

Identified CBs15891177
Success rate of identification (%)93.7592.791.6777.7887.5
Mean size of the CB (mm2)2.313.073.564.012.40
Standard deviation (±)0.820.810.741.390.54