Open AccessThe relation between intraocular pressure change and plasma natriuretic peptide under simulated hypobaric conditions
Author(s) -
Remzi Karadağ,
Ahmet Şen,
Nilgün Yıldırım,
Hikmet Başmak,
Haydar Gölemez,
Erdinç Çakır,
Alper Akın
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
indian journal of ophthalmology/indian journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1998-3689
pISSN - 0301-4738
DOI - 10.4103/0301-4738.62642
Subject(s) - medicine , hypobaric chamber , intraocular pressure , natriuretic peptide , brain natriuretic peptide , cardiology , blood pressure , plasma levels , ophthalmology , heart failure , effects of high altitude on humans , anatomy
To ascertain whether the changes in intraocular pressure (IOP) that occur during hypobaric hypoxic exposure are related to plasma N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) levels.