Analysis of retinal arteriolar structure in never-treated patients with essential hypertension

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1427-1434

  Ritt, Martin ^a   Harazny, Joanna M ^a,b   Ott, Christian ^a   Schlaich, Markus P ^a   Schneider, Markus P ^a   Michelson, Georg ^b   Schmieder, Roland E ^a,b  

^a Department of Nephrology and Hypertension ^*  (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Hypertension; Retina; Vascular remodeling

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERY WALL; ARTICLE; CARDIAC PATIENT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA ARTERY; RETINA BLOOD VESSEL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ARTERIOLE; BLOOD FLOW; HISTOLOGY; HYPERTENSION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RETINA;

ADULT; ARTERIOLES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LASER-DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; RETINA; RETINAL ARTERY;

EID: 54449097607     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0b013e3282ffdc66     Document Type: Article

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