The relationship between aortic stiffness and changes in retinal microvessels among Asian ischemic stroke patients

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 716-722

  De Silva, D A ^a   Woon, F P ^b   Manzano, J J F ^c   Liu, E Y ^d   Chang, H M ^a   Chen, C ^e   Wang, J J ^f,g   Mitchell, P ^g   Kingwell, B A ^h   Cameron, J D ⁱ   Lindley, R I ^j   Wong, T Y ^d,e,f   Wong, M C ^b,k,l  

^a NATIONAL NEUROSCIENCE INSTITUTE   (Singapore)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CARDIOLOGY   (Singapore)

^c SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^d SINGAPORE EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Singapore)

^e NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^g UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^h BAKER IDI HEART AND DIABETES INSTITUTE   (Australia)

ⁱ MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^j University of Sydney   (Australia)

^k National Medical Research Council   (Singapore)

^l DIVISION OF MEDICAL ONCOLOGY   (Singapore)

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Author keywords

ischemic stroke; large artery stiffness; retinal microvasculature

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; ARTERIOLE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CAROTID ARTERY PULSE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; EYE PHOTOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; GENDER; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PULSE WAVE; PUPIL REFLEX; RETINA BLOOD VESSEL; SINGAPORE;

AGED; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BLOOD PRESSURE; CAROTID ARTERIES; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; HUMANS; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; MICROVESSELS; MIDDLE AGED; PULSE WAVE ANALYSIS; RETINAL VESSELS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SINGAPORE; STROKE; VASCULAR STIFFNESS;

EID: 84869504556     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: 14765527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jhh.2011.88     Document Type: Article

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