Retinal microvascular structure and function in patients with risk factors of atherosclerosis and coronary artery disease

Atherosclerosis

Volumn 233, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 478-484

  Al Fiadh, Ali H ^a,b   Farouque, Omar ^a,b   Kawasaki, Ryo ^c,d   Nguyen, T T ^c   Uddin, Nazim ^a   Freeman, Melanie ^b   Patel, Sheila K ^b   Burrell, Louise M ^a,b   Wong, Tien Y ^c,e  

^a AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c CENTRE FOR EYE RESEARCH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d YAMAGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Coronary disease; Endothelial function; Microcirculation; Retinal vessels

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTERIOVENOUS NICKING; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD VESSEL FUNCTION; BLOOD VESSEL PARAMETERS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CENTRAL RETINAL ARTERY EQUIVALENT; CENTRAL RETINAL VEIN EQUIVALENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY RECANALIZATION; EYE PHOTOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FLICKER LIGHT; FOCAL ARTERIOLAR NARROWING; FUNDUS CAMERA; GENDER; HUMAN; LIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA ARTERY; RETINA BLOOD FLOW; RETINA BLOOD VESSEL; RETINA VEIN; RETINAL MICROVASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL FUNCTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; VASODILATATION; ARTERIOLE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; MICROCIRCULATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK FACTOR; ULTRASTRUCTURE; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VENULE;

AGED; ARTERIOLES; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETINAL ARTERY; RETINAL VEIN; RETINAL VESSELS; RISK FACTORS; VASODILATION; VENULES;

EID: 84896302636     PISSN: 00219150     EISSN: 18791484     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2013.12.044     Document Type: Article

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