Retinal vessel diameters and risk of hypertension: The Multiethnic Study of Atherosclerosis

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2386-2393

  Kawasaki, Ryo ^a,b   Cheung, Ning ^a   Wang, Jie Jin ^a,c   Klein, Ronald ^d   Klein, Barbara Ek ^d   Cotch, Mary Frances ^e   Sharrett, A Richey ^g   Shea, Steven ^f   Islam, Fm Amirul ^a   Wong, Tien Y ^a,h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b YAMAGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^f Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^g JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^h NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Hypertension; Microcirculation; Retinal vessel diameter; Retinopathy; The Multi Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTERIOLE; ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CENTRAL RETINA ARTERY OCCLUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG USE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA ARTERY; RETINA VEIN; RETINOPATHY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; UNITED STATES; VEIN DIAMETER; VENULE;

EID: 73649137207     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0b013e3283310f7e     Document Type: Article

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