Increased Skin Capillary Density in Treated Essential Hypertensive Patients

In nondiabetic hypertensive patients, capillary density is reduced in association with a cluster of cardiovascular risk factors involving tobacco consumption and obesity. The finding of an increased capillary density in effectively treated antihypertensives suggests that a cause-to-effect relationship between BP and capillary density should be evaluated in a long-term prospective follow-up.