Retinal wall-to-lumen ratio: A new marker of endothelial function?

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 33-35

  Cuspidi, Cesare ^a,b   Sala, Carla ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO AUXOLOGICO ITALIANO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; ENDOTHELIUM; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MICROVASCULARIZATION; NOTE; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA BLOOD VESSEL; RETINA EXAMINATION; RETINA NEOVASCULARIZATION; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT;

EID: 78650827847     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0b013e328341c6b4     Document Type: Note

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