Retinal arteriolar narrowing as marker of renal dysfunction: potential value and limitations

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2162-2164

  Cuspidi, Cesare ^a,b   Dell'Oro, Raffaella ^a   Grassi, Guido ^a,b  

^a SAN GERARDO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b Clinical Research Unit   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTERY DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY DYSFUNCTION; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MICROALBUMINURIA; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RETINA ARTERY; RETINA ARTERY OCCLUSION; RETINOPATHY;

EID: 73249149679     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0b013e328331a86f     Document Type: Note

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