Microvascular retinal changes in patients presenting with acute coronary syndromes

Microvascular Research

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 150-153

  Kralev, S ^a   Zimmerer, E ^a   Buchholz, P ^a   Lin, J ^a   Economopoulou, M ^a   Lang, S ^a   Kalsch T ^a   Suselbeck T ^a   Hammes, H P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acute coronary syndromes; AVR; Coronary artery disease; Endothelial dysfunction; Myocardial infarction; Red dots; Retinopathy

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MICROANEURYSM; MICROVASCULATURE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA; RETINOPATHY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; VASOCONSTRICTION;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; AGED; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; MICROVESSELS; MIDDLE AGED; RETINAL DISEASES; RETINAL VESSELS;

EID: 76749142861     PISSN: 00262862     EISSN: 10959319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mvr.2009.12.007     Document Type: Article

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