Systemic associations of retinal microvascular signs: A review of recent population-based studies

Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 195-204

  Wong, Tien Yin ^a,b   McIntosh, Rachel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Cerebrovascular disease; Coronary heart disease; Epidemiology; Hypertensive retinopathy; Retinal arteriolar disease; Retinal microvascular abnormalities; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN 2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; THIAZIDE DIURETIC AGENT;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE MARKER; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; KIDNEY DISEASE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MICROANEURYSM; NONHUMAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA ARTERY OCCLUSION; RETINA BLOOD VESSEL; RETINA DISEASE; RETINA HEMORRHAGE; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; STROKE; ANEURYSM; ARTERIOLE; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; MICROCIRCULATION; MORTALITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ANEURYSM; ARTERIOLES; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY DISEASES; MICROCIRCULATION; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; RETINAL HEMORRHAGE; RETINAL VESSELS;

EID: 21244505714     PISSN: 02755408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-1313.2005.00288.x     Document Type: Review

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