Fractal analysis of retinal microvasculature and coronary heart disease mortality

European Heart Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 422-429

  Liew, Gerald ^a,b   Mitchell, Paul ^a   Rochtchina, Elena ^a   Wong, Tien Yin ^b,c   Hsu, Wynne ^d   Lee, Mong Li ^d   Wainwright, Alan ^a   Wang, Jie Jin ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^d NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Blue Mountains Eye Study; Coronary heart disease; Fractals; Microcirculation; Mortality; Retinal microcirculation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETINA BLOOD VESSEL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

AGED; CORONARY DISEASE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FRACTALS; HUMANS; MALE; MICROVESSELS; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETINAL DISEASES; RETINAL VESSELS; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 79951843558     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehq431     Document Type: Article

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