Association of retinal microvascular caliber with blood pressure levels

Blood Pressure

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 191-196

  Gepstein, Raz ^a   Rosman, Yossi ^b   Rechtman, Ehud ^b   Koren Morag, Nira ^b   Segev, Shlomo ^b   Assia, Ehud ^a   Grossman, Ehud ^b  

^a MEIR MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

blood pressure; microvasculature; retina; smoking

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM ANTAGONIST; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTERIOLE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DIABETES MELLITUS; DYSLIPIDEMIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTENSION RETINOPATHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; VENULE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETINAL ARTERY; RETINAL DISEASES; RISK FACTORS; VENULES;

EID: 84860855906     PISSN: 08037051     EISSN: 16511999     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08037051.2012.645336     Document Type: Article

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