Open AccessRetinal Vascular Caliber and Brachial Flow-Mediated Dilation
Author(s) -
Thanh T. Nguyen,
Amirul Islam,
H.M. Omar Farouque,
Ronald Klein,
Mary Frances Cotch,
David M. Herrington,
Tien Yin Wong
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.110.581017
Subject(s) - medicine , caliber , brachial artery , retinal , cardiology , ophthalmology , blood pressure , materials science , metallurgy
Retinal vascular caliber changes have been shown to predict stroke, but the underlying mechanism of this association is unknown. We examined the relationship between retinal vascular caliber with brachial flow-mediated dilation (FMD), a measure of systemic endothelial function.
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