Remodeling of Retinal Microcirculation Is Associated With Subclinical Arterial Injury in Hypertensive Children

Hypertension. 2021 Apr;77(4):1203-1211. doi: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.120.16734. Epub 2021 Feb 15.

Authors

Anna Rogowska¹, Łukasz Obrycki², Zbigniew Kułaga³, Claudia Kowalewska², Mieczysław Litwin²

Affiliations

¹ From the Department of Ophthalmology (A.R.), The Children's Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw, Poland.
² Department of Nephrology and Arterial Hypertension (L.O., C.K., M.L.), The Children's Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw, Poland.
³ Department of Public Health (Z.K.), The Children's Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw, Poland.

PMID: 33583198
DOI: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.120.16734

Abstract

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Keywords: angiography; blood pressure; hypertension; microcirculation; optical coherence; tomography angiography.

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Angiography / methods
Arteries* / diagnostic imaging
Arteries* / pathology
Arteries* / physiopathology
Asymptomatic Diseases
Child
Early Diagnosis
Female
Fovea Centralis* / blood supply
Fovea Centralis* / diagnostic imaging
Fovea Centralis* / pathology
Humans
Hypertension* / complications
Hypertension* / pathology
Hypertension* / physiopathology
Hypertensive Retinopathy / prevention & control
Male
Microcirculation*
Microvascular Density
Organ Size
Retinal Vessels* / diagnostic imaging
Retinal Vessels* / pathology
Retinal Vessels* / physiopathology
Tomography, Optical Coherence / methods
Vascular Remodeling*