Association of parental blood pressure with retinal microcirculatory abnormalities indicative of endothelial dysfunction in children

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 598-605

  Islam, Muhammad ^a   Jafar, Tazeen H ^a,b,c   Bux, Rasool ^a   Hashmi, Shiraz ^a   Chaturvedi, Nish ^d   Hughes, Alun D ^d  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b DUKE NUS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Singapore)

^c TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Offspring; Parental hypertension; Retinal microcirculation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; FEMALE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROANGIOPATHY; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; RETINA BLOOD VESSEL; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ARTERIOLES; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, OPHTHALMOLOGICAL; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; PAKISTAN; PARENTS; RETINAL VESSELS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84894112479     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: 14735598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0000000000000063     Document Type: Article

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