Effects of medical therapies on retinopathy progression in type 2 diabetes: Is blood pressure control the lower the better?

Journal of Diabetes Investigation

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 101-103

  Chang, Chia Hsiun ^a   Chuang, Lee Ming ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ATENOLOL; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CAPTOPRIL; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; ENALAPRIL; FENOFIBRATE; GLICLAZIDE; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; INDAPAMIDE; INDAPAMIDE PLUS PERINDOPRIL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; NISOLDIPINE; PERINDOPRIL; PLACEBO; PRORENIN; SIMVASTATIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE ACTIVITY; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSLIPIDEMIA; EARLY TREATMENT DIABETIC RETINOPATHY STUDY SEVERITY SCALE; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LASER COAGULATION; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RATING SCALE; RISK REDUCTION; VITRECTOMY;

EID: 79961085029     PISSN: 20401116     EISSN: 20401124     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2040-1124.2010.00085.x     Document Type: Note

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