Retinal Microvascular Abnormalities and Risk of Lacunar Stroke
Author(s) -
Hiroshi Yatsuya,
Aaron R. Folsom,
Tien Yin Wong,
Ronald Klein,
Barbara E.K. Klein,
A. Richey Sharrett
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/strokeaha.110.580837
Subject(s) - medicine , retinal , stroke (engine) , arteriole , lacunar stroke , cardiology , hazard ratio , central retinal vein , incidence (geometry) , venule , cumulative incidence , retinopathy , ophthalmology , microcirculation , ischemic stroke , confidence interval , cohort , diabetes mellitus , ischemia , circulatory system , endocrinology , physics , mechanical engineering , optics , engineering
The retinal microvasculature reflects cumulative small-vessel damage from hypertension and other vascular processes. No study has prospectively examined retinal findings in relation to the incidence of clinical lacunar stroke in comparison with other ischemic stroke subtypes.
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