Vascular remodeling, retinal arteries, and hypertension

Hypertension

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 603-604

  Touyz, Rhian M ^a  

^a OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; NOTE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA ARTERY; RETINA BLOOD FLOW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCANNING LASER OPHTHALMOSCOPE;

AGING; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; RETINAL ARTERY; RISK FACTORS; VENTRICULAR REMODELING;

EID: 34548813637     PISSN: 0194911X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.107.095638     Document Type: Note

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