Retinal vascular fractal and blood pressure in a multiethnic population

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 2036-2042

  Sng, Chelvin C A ^a,b   Wong, Wan L ^a,b   Cheung, Carol Y ^a,b   Lee, Jeannette ^c   Tai, E Shyong ^a   Wong, Tien Y ^a,b,c  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM   (Singapore)

^b SINGAPORE EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Singapore)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Fractal; Hypertension; Retinal vasculature

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CREATININE; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; AGE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHINESE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ETHNIC GROUP; EYE PHOTOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INDIAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAYSIA; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; PERIPHERAL OCCLUSIVE ARTERY DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; RETINAL THICKNESS; RETINAL VASCULAR FRACTAL DIMENSION; SEX; SINGAPORE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VISUAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHINA; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; FUNDUS OCULI; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INDIA; MALAYSIA; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETINA; RETINAL DISEASES; RETINAL VESSELS; SINGAPORE;

EID: 84884416167     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: 14735598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0b013e328362c201     Document Type: Article

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